Temporal changes in the prevalence of three species of Trichomycetes (Zygomycota: Zygomycotina) in Dipteran aquatic larvae from Argentina

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 14, Issue , 2003, Pages 85-93

  Lopez Lastra C C ^a,b   Mazzucchelli, M G ^a   Dikgolz, V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b National Research Council of Argentina   (Argentina)

^c Sci Res Comm Buenos Aires Prov   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Argentina; Fungi; Seasonality; Trichomycetes

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DASYHELEA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HARPELLALES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NECROPHILA; SMITTIUM; SMITTIUM CULISETAE; TRICHOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 4143082825     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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