Biology:Fungus pocket

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Fungus pockets are any of various convergently evolved inoculum-retention and -cultivation organs in a wide range of insect taxa. They are generally[1][2] divided into mycangia (or "mycetangia")[3] and infrabuccal pockets. Fungus pockets are found in ambrosia beetles,[4][3] bark beetles, termites and attine ants.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biedermann, Peter H.W.; Vega, Fernando E. (2020-01-07). "Ecology and Evolution of Insect–Fungus Mutualisms". Annual Review of Entomology (Annual Reviews) 65 (1): 431–455. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011019-024910. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 31610133. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hulcr, Jiri; Stelinski, Lukasz L. (2017-01-31). "The Ambrosia Symbiosis: From Evolutionary Ecology to Practical Management". Annual Review of Entomology (Annual Reviews) 62 (1): 285–303. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-035105. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 27860522. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Batra, Lekh Raj (1966-07-08). "Ambrosia Fungi: Extent of Specificity to Ambrosia Beetles". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 153 (3732): 193–195. doi:10.1126/science.153.3732.193. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17831508. Bibcode1966Sci...153..193B. 
  4. Mayers, Chase (Apr 29, 2021). Chase Mayers: How selective fungus-growing organs define fungus farming in ambrosia beetles. Cornell SIPS.