| fungal infection of mantis shrimp (oratosquilla oratoria) caused by two anamorphic fungi found in japan. | two fungal pathogens of the mantis shrimp (oratosquilla oratoria) in yamaguchi and aichi prefectures, japan are described as the new species plectosporium oratosquillae and acremonium sp. (a member of the emericellopsis marine clade). both fungi infect the gills of the mantis shrimp, which become brown or black due to melanization. the former species is characterized by its slow growth on artificial seawater yeast extract peptone glucose (pygs) agar, pale yellow to pale orange or grayish yellow ... | 2009 | 19169846 |