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The obligate association of trichomycetes with living arthropods, whose guts they inhabit, has led to a number of unique morphological and physiological features that differentiate them from other fungi. These include specialized reproductive structures that help to ensure success of transmission from host to host within a population, mechanisms for dispersal among host populations, recognition of appropriate types of hosts, the ability of thalli and spores to tolerate the digestive processes within the gut, and a degree of synchrony between fungal and host development.
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Lichtwardt, R.W. (1996). Trichomycetes and the Arthropod Gut. In: Howard, D.H., Miller, J.D. (eds) Human and Animal Relationships. The Mycota, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10373-9_16
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