Tuesday, July 17, 2012

My latest videos on Termitophlic agarics of Goa, India


Season's first Termitomyces (ant hill) mushrooms emerging at near my house, Bondir, Santa cruz
Interesting phototropism in Termitomyces petaloides-the young stage was below a coconut shell
Termitomyces microcarpus-first crop in my garden at Goa University

The ecology of Termite-termitomyces mutualism

Fungal garden from Macrotermes mound western ghat forests of Goa
The Olamo-Fungal gardens of Goa-Part I- a Macrotermes comb with newly hatched nymphs
The Olamo-Fungal gardens of Goa-Part II- Macrotermes nymph activity
The Olamo-Fungal gardens of Goa-Part III-nymphs consume the Termitomyces spherules
The Olamo-Fungal gardens of Goa-Part IV-details of the fungus comb architecture
The Olamo-Fungal gardens of Goa-Part V-a disoriented macrotermes worker

The biology of Termitomyces cultures

Asexual spores in Termitomyces culture
Nuclear movement in inflated hypha of Termitomyces heimii culture