Asteromyia_carbonifera

<i>Asteromyia carbonifera</i>

Asteromyia carbonifera

Species of fly

Asteromyia carbonifera is a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3][4] It creates galls on Solidago plants. Females can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and often collect conidia of the fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea, which is deposited on the plant alongside the eggs. The larvae grow within the gall that the fungus creates, a form of mutualism.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Asteromyia carbonifera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. [2]
    "Asteromyia carbonifera species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. [3]
    "Asteromyia carbonifera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. [4]
    "Asteromyia carbonifera Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. [5]
    Heath, Jeremy J.; Stireman, John O. (2 September 2010). "Dissecting the association between a gall midge, Asteromyia carbonifera, and its symbiotic fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea: Asteromyia-fungus association". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 137 (1): 36–49. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01040.x. S2CID 82302908. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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