Species and isolate no. |
Original larval host |
1st Instar |
4th Instar |
| Smittium culisetae | |||
| WYO-51-11 | Mosquito | Good2 | Good |
| CAN-X-1 | Blackfly | Good (slow)3 | Good |
| Smittium mucronatum | |||
| FRA-12-3 | Chironomid | Slight4 | None5 |
| Smittium simulii | |||
| CLW-2-44 | Blackfly | Good | Good |
| JAP-32-4 | Chironomid | Slight | None |
| JAP-33-2 | Chironomid | Slight | None |
| JAP-51-11 | Blackfly | Slight | None |
| Smittium culisetae | |||
| COL-18-3 | Mosquito | Good | Good |
| HAW-5-7 | Mosquito | Slight | Good |
| HAW-13-2 | Mosquito | Good | Good |
| HAW-14-5 | Mosquito | Good | Good |
| JAP-77-9 | Mosquito | Good | Good |
1 The names of the original hosts, where known, and their geographical location are given on the web page in the culture collection table. Data are from Williams and Lichtwardt, 1972a.
2 Good: young thalli observed at 2–4 hr with abundant growth and sporulation evident in or previous to the molt.
3 Slow: few to no thalli at 2–4 hr but abundant growth and sporulation evident in or previous to the molt.
4 Slight: only 1–3 immature thalli with sparse growth observed with no sporulation.
5 None: no thalli observed when at least 10 larvae were dissected in each of two separate trials.