Dactylellina haptotyla information

Dactylellina haptotyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Orbiliomycetes
Order:	Orbiliales
Family:	Orbiliaceae
Genus:	Dactylellina
Species:	D. haptotyla
Binomial name
	Dactylellina haptotyla; (Drechsler) M. Scholler, Hagedorn & A. Rubner (1999)
Synonyms
	Arthrobotrys haptotyla Drechsler (1977); Golovinia haptotyla (Drechsler) Mekht (1967); Candelabrella haptotyla (Drechsler) Rifai (1968); Dactylella haptotyla (Drechsler) de Hoog & Oorschot (1985); Monacrosporium haptotylum (Drechsler) Xing Z. Liu & K.Q. Zhang (1994); Dactylium candidum Nees (1817); Dactylaria sclerohypha Drechsler (1950); Golovinia capitulopaga Mekht. (1979); Monacrosporium yunnanense K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao (1996); Dactylellina candidum (Nees) Yan Li (2006);

Dactylellina haptotyla is a common soil-living fungus that develops structures to capture nematodes as nutrient source. In the presence of nematodes, spores can germinate into sticky knobs or non-constricting loops.^[1] The fungus traps nematodes with sticky knobs and non-constricting loops, then breakdown the cuticle, and penetrates the body of nematodes to obtain nutrients. For its predatory nature, Dactylellina haptotyla is also considered as nematode-trapping fungus or carnivorous fungus.

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