Ambrosiella roeperi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Microascales |
Family: | Ceratocystidaceae |
Genus: | Ambrosiella |
Species: | A. roeperi
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Binomial name | |
Ambrosiella roeperi T.C. Harr. & McNew (2014)
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Ambrosiella roeperi is the fungal symbiont of the granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus, facilitating this insect’s capacity to accumulate on and damage a diverse array of woody plants from around the world. It is one of several important nutritional partners derived from order Microascales that sustain and are transported by xylomycetophagous scolytine beetles.