Endozoochory by the cooperation between beetles and ants in the holoparasitic plant Cynomorium songaricum in the deserts of Northwest China

This study focuses on the endobiota of Mantichorula semenowi and Messor desertora within the holoparasitic plant Cynomorium songaricum. Through the collection of C. songaricum samples from multiple locations with diverse habitats and at different growth stages, and by applying advanced identification and analysis techniques, it delves deeply into the species, distribution of the endobiota, and their interactions with the host C. songaricum. The research provides significant results for uncovering the mysteries of parasitic plants and their symbiotic organisms.