ABSTRACT

Combs have a significant role as substrates for Termitomyces in providing nutrients for Macrotermitinae colonies. However, the process of comb establishment was poorly known. The study was to observe the process of fungal comb formation of fungus-growing termites in the laboratory. Each pair of alates from three species, i.e Microtermes insperatus Kemner, Macrotermes gilvus Hagen, and Odontotermes bogoriensis Kemner were reared and introduced to Termitomyces sp. basidiospores, meanwhile another pairs that were not introduced to the basidiospores were acted as the control. M. insperatus introduced with and without basidiospore established 100 % of developed combs and 33.33 % of developed combs respectively. M. insperatus that succeed in making developed comb had a relatively similar pattern in growth of colony members between those introduced and not introduced with basidiospores, however, they were in contrast to M. insperatus that did not succeed in making developed combs. M. gilvus and O. bogoriensis that were or were not introduced with basidiospore established 0 % of the developed comb. The combs were observed for the first time in the 15^th week of the rearing period. The fungus in developed combs of M. insperatus introduced to basidiospores and the culture of Termitomyces sp. were in one clade with Termitomyces cylindricus.

摘要

梳子有作为基板一个显著角色鸡枞菌在大白蚁亚科殖民地提供养分。但是，建立梳子的过程知之甚少。该研究旨在在实验室中观察真菌生长的白蚁的真菌梳形成过程。从三个品种，即每对蚁的Microtermes insperatus Kemner，大白蚁gilvus哈根，和黑翅bogoriensis Kemner进行饲养并介绍了鸡枞菌。担子孢子，同时将未引入到担子孢子中的另一对作为对照。s鱼在有和没有basidiospore的情况下引入的分别建立了100％的发达梳和33.33％的发达梳。成功地制作了发达的梳子的M. insperatus在菌落成员的生长模式上与引进的和未引入的basidiospores相比，具有相对相似的菌落生长，但是，与不能成功地制作出发达的梳子的M. insperatus相反。不论是否引入basidiospore的M. gilvus和O. bogoriensis构成了已开发梳的0％。在饲养期的^第15周首次观察到梳子。尖孢分枝杆菌发达的梳子中的真菌介绍到担子孢子和Termmitomyces sp。的培养。与圆柱菌（Termitomycy cylindricus）在一起。