The symbiosis between Philidris ants and the ant-plant Dischidia major includes fungal and algal associates
| Autor: | Aroonrat Kidyoo, Anchittha Satjarak, Manit Kidyoo, Jittra Piapukiew, Doyle McKey, Wachana Boonchai, Rumsaïs Blatrix, Chanita Paliyavuth |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Trebouxia Chaetothyriales biology Dischidia major fungi food and beverages biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Myrmecophyte Symbiosis Capnodiales Trentepohliaceae Botany [SDE]Environmental Sciences Epiphyte General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Symbiosis Symbiosis, Springer Verlag, 2021, 83 (3), pp.305-315. ⟨10.1007/s13199-021-00751-x⟩ Symbiosis, 2021, 83 (3), pp.305-315. ⟨10.1007/s13199-021-00751-x⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0334-5114 |
| Popis: | Dischidia major is an epiphyte with pitcher leaves that serve as nests for ants. We investigated this ant-plant symbiosis in two sites in southeastern Thailand, Rayong and Trat, using a morphological and molecular approach. In our study sites, D. major was colonized by one monomorphic ant species of genus Philidris. The inner surface of the pitcher leaves had a black and green lining composed of intermingled coccoid cells and filaments of algae and fungi, reminiscent of a biofilm structure. Microscopic investigation of the algae suggested they belonged to Trebouxia (coccoid cells) and Trentepohliaceae (filaments). Molecular investigation of environmental samples and pure cultures of the fungi revealed five species of Chaetothyriales and four species of Capnodiales, among which two have already been isolated from ant-plant symbioses in Africa and South America and five were described species known from various environments around world. One appears to be an undescribed species. Thus, most fungal associates were likely ubiquitous species. Our study highlights the need to include the identity and functional ecology of microbes in studies of the evolutionary and functional ecology of ant-plant symbioses. |
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