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Provedor de dados: | 88
País: | Brazil
Título: | Anatomical and developmental aspects of leaf galls induced by Schizomyia macrocapillata Maia (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Bauhinia brevipes Vogel (Fabaceae)
Autores: | Sá,Camila Emiliane Mendes de; Silveira,Fernando A. O.; Santos,Jean C.; Isaias,Rosy Mary dos Santos; Fernandes,G. Wilson.
Data: | 2009-06-01
Ano: | 2009
Palavras-chave: | Ambrosia gall; Gall anatomy; Gall midge; Mycetophagy; Ontogenesis.
Resumo: | Samples of healthy leaves and galls induced by Schizomyia macrocapillata Maia on Bauhinia brevipes Vogel were submitted to routine techniques to investigate gall anatomy and development. Pouch galls are induced on the abaxial surface of unfolded immature leaves, and become spheroid with long reddish hairs covering their external surface. Galls occur isolated or coalesce when in larger numbers. Gall development was divided into six phases: 1) initiation; 2) tissue re-arrangement; 3) tissue differentiation; 4) maturation; 5) growth phase; and 6) dehiscence. This last phase corresponds to gall senescence, which takes place just after the larva exits the chamber to pupate. An important developmental phase of tissue reorientation was recorded after the initiation phase. The presence of hyphae close to the covering layer characterizes this gall as an ambrosia gall and the feeding mode of the gall migde is discussed. Few hyphae were found during the first developmental phases and fungi may play an important role during gall morphogenesis. Neoformed trichomes may provide not only photoprotection but also protection against natural enemies and water loss. The neoformation of phloematic bundles suggests host manipulation and indicates the establishment of a deviating sink.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84042009000200011
Editor: | Sociedade Botânica de São Paulo
Relação: | 10.1590/S0100-84042009000200011
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Botany  v.32 n.2 2009
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess