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Dactylaria

fungal genus
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  • panther cap mushroom
    fungus
    / Predation

    >Dactylaria—soil-inhabiting fungi easily grown under laboratory conditions. In the presence of nematodes, the mycelium produces large numbers of rings through which the average nematode is barely able to pass. When a nematode rubs the inner wall of a ring, which usually consists of three cells…

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    >Dactylaria—soil-inhabiting fungi easily grown under laboratory conditions. In the presence of nematodes, the mycelium produces large numbers of rings through which the average nematode is barely able to pass. When a nematode rubs the inner wall of a ring, which usually consists of three cells…

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