ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

1913b)s but 11olm (1977) ronsiders X* furcata to bo a synonym of
X. njUj: j2ej%. Done (1923) found X. ninripps assumed the form furcata
(a more branching form of n1gripea)-l It cultivated'a long time In a
moist-atmosphere.,
(2) XXIarla brasillenniso Known frca Africal and algic froal a
rsmall area in Brazil (Demis 1956), In Brazil* although recorded an
associated with temite nests* It ww1d not be found on fungus combs
as the tiacroten: dtinae are not present In the Americas.
alarla thXEsus Kwwn from Indial Java and ono specimen -
from Mauritius (Demis 1958).
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Xylarin obovata* A rare obligate saprophyto on fungu3 comba
from the Qmgo Oleim 195.1.1a),
Other species of fungi have also been recorded developing from
the fungu3 comb on Its removal from the mound, Patch (1906) found
the comb surface of Odontotermes redm. anni wan ovor-run by species
of Mcor and TImmidium,,
appearing after 5 days& The
mycelium end an ascocarp of Pezi7. a opipr2rtla eM small Patches Of
CophaloxMrJun,
-also -devoloped on the ccakbe after 4 days* flucor, and
Penicillium, developed on fungus combs Incubated by lioltermann (1900)o
On Incubating cocibs In the absence of Odontotermes purdaMronsim
workers and soldiers Batra. and Datra, (1966) obtained Cunn-In2Lmm, 11a,
Trichodermal and Naoskofitzin as well as Xylarla ManY micr(mycates
including MUcors Thamnidlum, Cer4mloaMrium and Axpe illus app, were
found to develop on combs by Heim (1932a). Rohrmann and Rossman
(1930) obtained -a variety of fungi on Incubating Macratermon ukuzii
fungus ccmb. These included Penicillium DPP-9 Zr. 1chOderma- vi ride,,