Growth of Two Stream Caddisflies (Trichoptera) on Leaves Colonized by Different Fungal Species

摘要: We examined the food quality of different fungi by determining growth, consumption and survivorship two caddisflies fed diets aspen leaves colonized single fungal species. Mid-to-late fifth instar larvae Hesperophylax magnus grew better on Alatospora acuminata, Flagellospora curvula or Tetracladium marchalianum than Lemonniera aquatica stream detritus, but differences in instantaneous growth rates these were not statistically significant. For early Psychoglypha sp., we detected significant following diets: F. = A. acuminata > Heliscus lugdunensis Articulospora inflata L. detritus. sp. also exhibited high through 20 d, experienced 100% mortality when Filosporella annelidica T. marchalianum. significantly faster asp...