ambrosia fungus

Noun

Any of a large number of species of fungus that are symbionts of ambrosia beetles

Japanese Meaning

アンブロジア甲虫と共生する多数のキノコ種の総称

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、甲虫が運ぶキクイムシ類の共生菌が木材を分解し、成長中の幼虫に栄養を提供することを発見した。

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Any of a large number of species of fungus that are symbionts of ambrosia beetles

Some ambrosia fungi are only known from beetle galleries, and it is believed that those associations are obligate — the fungi cannot survive without the beetle farmers. Generations of closely related beetles farm generations of cloned ambrosia fungus.

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ambrosia fungi

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