A predatory fungus (Hyphomycetes: Lecophagus) attacking Rotifera and Tardigrada in maritime Antarctic lakes

Lecophagus antarcticus, described as a new species of predaceous Hyphomycete of rotifers and tardigrades, was collected from cyanobacterial mats and sediments at shallow lake margins on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. The new species differs from similar Lecophagus species by larger, more robust vegetative hyphae and by producing septate conidiophore branches or conidiophores as terminals of lateral vegetative hyphae. This is the first report of this genus from either freshwater or polar regions.

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: McInnes, Sandra J. ORCIDORCID record for Sandra J. McInnes

On this site: Sandra McInnes
Date:
1 January, 2003
Journal/Source:
Polar Biology / 26
Page(s):
79-82
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-002-0449-9