Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fannia passengers

Posted by Rui Andrade on 22-10-2008 22:17
#1
I saw this male Fannia canicularis and noticed that it had brown patches along its body. I need help to identify these strange passengers.

location: Oporto, Portugal
date: 22/10/2008

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Posted by Jan Willem on 23-10-2008 06:52
#2
Could this be an ascomycete fungus of the order Laboulbeniales? See http://www.dipter...icle_id=15.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-10-2008 20:59
#3
These are Laboulbeniales, but I don't recall ever have seen so much on one individual.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 23-10-2008 22:35
#4
Thank you Jan and Tony. Today I saw another male F. canicularis with these fungi.
Does anyone know if someone is interested in seeing these?

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Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-10-2008 14:40
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W. Rossi ( vrossi@univaq.it ) or Jan Maca ( jan.maca@nature.cz ) might be interested to see these (and should be able to name them for you).

Posted by Rui Andrade on 26-10-2008 23:00
#6
Thank you, I will send the fungi to one of them.

Posted by Jan Willem on 27-10-2008 08:02
#7
Hoi Rui,

I think Dr. Rossi is actually the one who identifies the Laboulbeniales.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 29-10-2008 17:09
#8
Thanks Jan, I'll send to Dr. Rossi.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 12-11-2009 17:15
#9
This Laboulbeniales was identified by Dr. Walter Rossi as Stigmatomyces ceratophorus, a new species to Portugal. Dr. Rossi says he is interested in receiving specimens, so if anyone finds infected specimens try to send them to him.
Below is a photo by Dr. Rossi of this species:

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Posted by Danny Haelewaters on 20-08-2012 16:00
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Great picture, distinctive characters too!

Rui Andrade wrote:
This Laboulbeniales was identified by Dr. Walter Rossi as Stigmatomyces ceratophorus, a new species to Portugal. Dr. Rossi says he is interested in receiving specimens, so if anyone finds infected specimens try to send them to him.