Dactylella

Dactylella

▪ fungal genus
      a genus of 30 species of fungi in the order Helotiales (phylum Ascomycota, kingdom Fungi) that exists as asexual forms (anamorphs) and captures and kills nematodes (roundworms). Once prey is captured, a penetration tube grows out of a hypha (one of the filaments that make up the body of a typical fungus) and enters the body of the prey. The hypha then begins to grow and branch, forming haustoria (haustorium) (special absorbing structures). Enzymes secreted by the fungus kill the nematode.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dactylella — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Subdivision: Pezizomycotina …   Wikipedia

  • Orbiliaceae — Orbilia xanthostigma Systematik Reich: Pilze (Fungi) Abteilung: Schlauchpilze (As …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orbiliales — Orbiliaceae Systematik Reich: Pilze (Fungi) Abteilung: Schlauchpilze (Ascomycota) Unterabteilung: Echte Schlauchpilze (Pezizomycotina) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orbiliomycetes — Orbiliaceae Systematik Reich: Pilze (Fungi) Abteilung: Schlauchpilze (Ascomycota) Unterabteilung: Echte Schlauchpilze (Pezizomycotina) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Orbiliaceae — Presumed Orbilia species growing on wet wood. Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …   Wikipedia

  • fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …   Universalium

  • Orbilia — Presumed Orbilia species growing on wet wood. Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi …   Wikipedia

  • Орбилиевые — Orbilia sp …   Википедия

  • DIGESTION — La digestion est le processus par lequel les aliments sont transformés en molécules assimilables par l’organisme. Les animaux sont des êtres hétérotrophes, qui se nourrissent à partir d’aliments figurés ou dissous, composés de glucides, de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”