Claim · model-written summary
Hirtella physophora showed strong specificity, sheltering more than 90% Allomerus decemarticulatus.
- Taxon
- Hirtella physophoraHirtella physophorae3
- Interactor
- Allomerus decemarticulatus
Allomerus decemarticulatuse3symbiont - Outcome
- shelterede3
- Value
- more than 90%e3
- Qualifier
- strong specificitye3
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Verbatim
e3“Among myrmecophytes, a strong specificity was noted for Hirtella physophora (Chrysobalanaceae) and Maieta guianensis (Melastomataceae) that sheltered at more than 90% Allomerus decemarticulatus and Pheidole minutula, respectively”
Title
Ant–plant relationships in an Amazonian rainforest understory: A network approach
Alain Dejean; Jérôme Orivel; Jacques H. C. Delabie; et al. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2025. doi:10.1111/icad.12823
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