Arthrobotrys is a genus of mitosporic fungi in the family Orbiliaceae. There are 71 species. They are a predatory fungus that captures and feeds on nematode worms. Rings that form on the hyphae constrict and entrap the worms, then hyphae grow into the worm and digest it. == Species == ...
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(from the article `fungus`) ...the fungus to use its haustoria to penetrate and kill a trapped animal. Perhaps the most amazing of these fungal traps are the so-called ...
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