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[[Image:Ring_trapping-2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Electron micrograph of a nematode being trapped by fungal rings.]] | [[Image:Ring_trapping-2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Electron micrograph of a nematode being trapped by fungal rings.]] | ||
<br> | <br>Nematode trapping fungi, or “nematophageous fungi,” are carnivorous fungi that have developed methods and structures that enable them to successfully trap and consume nematodes. Nematode trapping fungi are responsible for keeping the nematode population in check and are an important part of the subsoil ecosystem. These fungi prey on nematodes and are in turn consumed by organisms on the next trophic level. Nematophageous fungi use several methods to hunt their prey. These methods include living within the nematode and slowly consuming them as well as spreading diseases through nematode populations. The fungi also live in the soil and set traps for the nematodes to squirm into. | ||
==Biological interaction== | ==Biological interaction== | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 7 April 2013
Introduction
Nematode trapping fungi, or “nematophageous fungi,” are carnivorous fungi that have developed methods and structures that enable them to successfully trap and consume nematodes. Nematode trapping fungi are responsible for keeping the nematode population in check and are an important part of the subsoil ecosystem. These fungi prey on nematodes and are in turn consumed by organisms on the next trophic level. Nematophageous fungi use several methods to hunt their prey. These methods include living within the nematode and slowly consuming them as well as spreading diseases through nematode populations. The fungi also live in the soil and set traps for the nematodes to squirm into.
Biological interaction
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Key Microorganisms
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Edited by <your name>, a student of Angela Kent at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
