Study on Diversity of Fungus Associated with Nephila pilipes
Jalajakshi, S.*
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
Anagha, J.
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
Buwaneshwari, S.
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
Kalpana, R.
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
Poojitha, P.L.
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
Sowmya Murthy
Dept. of Genetics, Vijaya College, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka (560 004), India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/PHA/1.2.2023/14-17
Keywords: Biodiversity, Conidia, Conidiophore, Fungi, Hyphae, Nephila pilipes
Abstract
The fungus has various type of association with spider. They can be pathogenic or symbiotic or commensal in relationship to spiders they live on. In the current study the diversity of fungi in association with Nephila pilipes spider were recorded. The fungi were isolated from its legs and saliva. The microscopic and macroscopic characters were obtained. The measurements of hyphae, conidia and conidiophore were recorded. The fungal growth was more on legs compared to saliva. The legs of the adult spider carried more fungi than saliva as they are associated with soil, carrying microflora on their legs. Further the four different fungus isolated as Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma and Cladosporium. The penicillium colony had abundant growth, aspergillus had moderate growth and Cladosporium had less growth compared to Trichoderma.
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