Seasonality of Harpella melusinae Léger and Duboscq (Harpellales) in black fly larvae in Northern Thailand

Cryptogamie, Mycologie

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-198

  Hapsari, Melad P ^a,c   White, Merlin M ^b   Chukeatirote, Ekachai ^c   Hyde, Kevin D ^c  

^a BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects ; Ecology ; Gut fungi ; Kickxellomycotina ; Simuliidae ; Zygomycota

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; FUNGI; HARPELLA MELUSINAE; HARPELLALES; HEXAPODA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; ZYGOMYCETES; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 68949152705     PISSN: 01811584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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