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Multipartite symbioses in fungus‐growing termites (Blattodea: Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) for the degradation of lignocellulose

Insect Science, Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 1512-1529, December 2021., 2021
Outline of the symbiotic roles of each component in the symbiotic system of fungus‐growing termites for degradation of lignocellulose. Abstract Fungus‐growing termites are among the most successful herbivorous animals and improve crop productivity and soil fertility. A range of symbiotic organisms can be found inside their nests.
Farhan Ahmad, Gui‐Ying Yang, Shi‐You Liang, Qi‐Huan Zhou, Hassan Ahmed Gaal, Jian‐Chu Mo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Actinomycete-Like Bacteria with Soil-Feeding Termites (Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1979
Electron microscopy of the hindgut showed that actinomycete-like bacteria were the principal microbial associates of two African species of soil-feeding termites. Elongated cuticular spines provided attachment.
D E, Bignell, H, Oskarsson, J M, Anderson   +2 more
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Lista de los géneros de Termitidae (Insecta: Isoptera) de Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2005
Isoptera es un orden de tamaño mediano de insectos eusociales comúnmente conocidos como termitas, los cuales se encuentran entre los insectos mas antiguos, con fósiles de130 millones de años (Cancello & Myles 2000; Takuya & Masahiko 2001).
Andrea Patricia Vargas-Niño, Francisco Javier Serna-Cardona   +1 more
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FIGURE 3 in Amitermes californicus Banks, 1920 (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) resurrected after ninety years of synonymy and A. floridensis Scheffrahn, 1989 synonymized into A. wheeleri (Desneux, 1906) [PDF]

, 2022
FIGURE 3. Amitermes soldier head capsules, dorsal view: A, B. A. californicus from Twenty Nine Palms, California; C, D. A. wheeleri from Corpus Christi, Texas; E, F. A. wheeleri from St.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
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Comparison of gut morphology and distribution of trehalase activity in the gut of wood-feeding and fungus-growing termites (Isoptera: Termitidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2017
Termites are important decomposer due to their ability to digest cellulose and their diverse feeding habits. Trehalase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes trehalose to glucose in insects and has an important biological role.
Nujira TATUN, Chutamas SAWATNATHI, Suwakan TANSAY, Jatuporn TUNGJITWITAYAKUL   +3 more
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Phylogenetic reconstruction of Syntermitinae (Isoptera, Termitidae) based on morphological and molecular data. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The subfamily Syntermitinae comprises a group of Neotropical termites with 18 genera and 101 species described. It has been considered a natural group, but relationships among the genera within the subfamily remain uncertain, and some genera appear to be
Mauricio M Rocha, Adriana C Morales-Corrêa E Castro, Carolina Cuezzo, Eliana M Cancello   +3 more
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FIGURES 37–40 in Revision of the Termitinae with snapping soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea [PDF]

, 2008
FIGURES 37–40. Pericapritermes pilosus sp. nov. (type colony): 37, soldier head, dorsal; 38, soldier head, lateral; 39, worker mandibles; 40, enteric valve. Scale bars: 37, 38, 2mm.Published as part of Bourguignon, Thomas, Leponce, Maurice & Roisin, Yves,
Bourguignon, Thomas (5192764), Roisin, Yves, Leponce, Maurice (5192767), Leponce, Maurice, Bourguignon, Thomas, Roisin, Yves (5192761)   +5 more
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Nonaggressive behavior: A strategy employed by an obligate nest invader to avoid conflict with its host species

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 16, Page 8741-8754, August 2020., 2020
We investigate the behavioral dynamics of the encounter between an obligate inquiline termite and its host termite species. Hosts are aggressive toward inquilines. When threatened or even physically injured by hosts, inquilines react with low aggressiveness, exhibiting a repertoire of evasive manoeuvres that prevent conflict escalation.
Helder Hugo, Paulo F. Cristaldo, Og DeSouza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FIGURES 9–12 in Revision of the Termitinae with snapping soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea [PDF]

, 2008
FIGURES 9–12. Ephelotermes paleatus: 9, soldier head, dorsal; 10, soldier head, lateral; 11, enteric valve; 12, worker mandibles. Scale bars: 9, 10, 0.5mm.Published as part of Bourguignon, Thomas, Leponce, Maurice & Roisin, Yves, 2008, Revision of the ...
Bourguignon, Thomas (5192764), Roisin, Yves, Leponce, Maurice (5192767), Leponce, Maurice, Bourguignon, Thomas, Roisin, Yves (5192761)   +5 more
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Advances in Nanoscale Study of Organomineral Complexes of Termite Mounds and Associated Soils: A Systematic Review

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Termite mounds are replete with natural nanoparticles, and they vary in physicochemical, geochemical, mineralogical, and biological properties from the adjoining soils. Although termite mounds have wide ecological and environmental roles including soil formation, faunal and vegetation growth and diversity, organic matter decomposition, geochemical ...
Peter N. Eze, Atlasaone Kokwe, Juliet U. Eze, Teodoro M. Miano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source