Dactylella is a genus comprising 72 species of mitosporic fungi in the family Orbiliaceae. They are notable for trapping and eating nematodes.
Members of this genus form a noose structure from several elongate cells. When stimulated by a nematode passing through the structure, the cells swell, tightening the noose and trapping the nematode. Filaments then grow into the nematode to absorb nutrients.
Species
- Dactylella acrochaeta <small>Drechsler 1952</small>
- Dactylella alaskana <small>Matsush. 1975</small>
- Dactylella alba <small>(Preuss) Sacc. 1886</small>
- Dactylella ambrosia <small>(Gadd & Loos) K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao 1995</small>
- Dactylella anisomeres <small>Drechsler 1962</small>
- Dactylella aphrobrocha <small>Drechsler 1950</small>
- Dactylella arcuata <small>Scheuer & J. Webster 1990</small>
- Dactylella arnaudii <small>Yadav 1960</small>
- Dactylella atractoides <small>Drechsler 1943</small>
- Dactylella attenuata <small>Xing Z. Liu, K.Q. Zhang & R.H. Gao 1997</small>
- Dactylella beijingensis <small>Xing Z. Liu, C.Y. Shen & W.F. Chiu 1992</small>
- Dactylella candida <small>(Nees) de Hoog 1985</small>
- Dactylella chichisimensis <small>Ts. Watan. 2001</small>
- Dactylella cionopaga <small>Drechsler 1950</small>
- Dactylella clavata <small>R.H. Gao, M.H. Sun & Xing Z. Liu 1995</small>
- Dactylella clavispora <small>J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007</small>
- Dactylella coccinella <small>Ying Yang & Xing Z. Liu 2005</small>
- Dactylella coelobrocha <small>Drechsler 1947</small>
- Dactylella copepodii <small>G.L. Barron 1990</small>
- Dactylella coprophila <small>Faurel & Schotter 1965</small>
- Dactylella crassa <small>Z.Q. Miao, Lei & Xing Z. Liu 1999</small>
- Dactylella cystospora <small>R.C. Cooke</small>
- Dactylella dasguptae <small>(S.K. Shome & U. Shome) de Hoog & Oorschot 1985</small>
- Dactylella deodycoides <small>Drechsler</small>
- Dactylella dianchiensis <small>Y. Hao & K.Q. Zhang 2004</small>
- Dactylella dorsalia <small>Y. Zhang bis, Z.F. Yu & K.Q. Zhang 2007</small>
- Dactylella formosana <small>J.Y. Liou, G.Y. Liou & Tzean 1995</small>
- Dactylella formosensis <small>Sawada 1959</small>
- Dactylella fusariispora <small>(Mekht.) K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao 1995</small>
- Dactylella fusiformis <small>Grove</small>
- Dactylella gampsospora <small>(Drechsler) de Hoog & Oorschot 1985</small>
- Dactylella gephyropaga <small>Drechsler 1937</small>
- Dactylella haptospora <small>Drechsler) K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao 1995</small>
- Dactylella heptameres <small>Drechsler 1943</small>
- Dactylella heterospora <small>Drechsler 1943</small>
- Dactylella huisuniana <small>J.L. Chen, T.L. Huang & Tzean 1998</small>
- Dactylella implexa <small>(Berk. & Broome) Sacc. 1886</small>
- Dactylella inquisitor <small>Jarow. 1971</small>
- Dactylella intermedia <small>T.F. Li, Lei & Xing Z. Liu 1998</small>
- Dactylella lignatilis <small>M.H. Mo & K.Q. Zhang 2005</small>
- Dactylella lysipaga <small>Drechsler 1937</small>
- Dactylella mammillata <small>S.M. Dixon 1952</small>
- Dactylella megalobrocha <small>Glockling 1994</small>
- Dactylella microaquatica <small>Tubaki 1957</small>
- Dactylella nuorilangana <small>X.F. Liu & K.Q. Zhang 2006</small>
- Dactylella oxyspora <small>(Sacc. & Marchal) Matsush. 1971</small>
- Dactylella panlongana <small>X.F. Liu & K.Q. Zhang 2006</small>
- Dactylella papayae <small>Sawada 1959</small>
- Dactylella passalopaga <small>Drechsler 1936</small>
- Dactylella piriformis <small>(Preuss) Sacc. 1886</small>
- Dactylella plumicola <small>Grove 1916</small>
- Dactylella polycephala <small>Drechsler 1937</small>
- Dactylella polyctona <small>(Drechsler) K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao 1995</small>
- Dactylella pseudoclavata <small>Z.Q. Miao & Xing Z. Liu 2003</small>
- Dactylella pulchra <small>(Linder) de Hoog & Oorschot 1985</small>
- Dactylella ramosa <small>Matsush. 1971</small>
- Dactylella rhombica <small>Matsush. 1971</small>
- Dactylella rhopalota <small>Drechsler 1943</small>
- Dactylella sclerohypha <small>Drechsler 1950</small>
- Dactylella shizishanna <small>X.F. Liu & K.Q. Zhang 2003</small>
- Dactylella stenobrocha <small>Drechsler 1950</small>
- Dactylella stenocrepis <small>Drechsler 1962</small>
- Dactylella strobilodes <small>Drechsler 1950</small>
- Dactylella tenuis <small>Drechsler 1943</small>
- Dactylella thaumasia <small>Drechsler 1937</small>
- Dactylella turkmenica <small>Soprunov 1958</small>
- Dactylella ulmi <small>Puttemans</small>
- Dactylella vermiformis <small>Z.F. Yu, Ying Zhang & K.Q. Zhang 2007</small>
- Dactylella xinjiangensis <small>J. Chen, L.L. Xu, B. Liu & Xing Z. Liu 2007</small>
- Dactylella yoaniae <small>Y.D. Zhang & X.G. Zhang 2011</small>
- Dactylella yunnanensis <small>K.Q. Zhang, Xing Z. Liu & L. Cao 1995</small>
- Dactylella zhongdianensis <small>J. Zhang & K.Q. Zhang 2005</small>
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