| 1 | Microfungi from mangrove swamps of West Bengal, India A total of 184 species of fungi have been isolated from mangrove swamps of West Bengal using soil plate, dilution plate and baiting technique methods. Of these, 7 species belonged to Oomycetes, 10 to Zygon/cetes, 43 to Ascomycetes and remaining to fungi imperfecti. Species of the genus Aspergillus out number those of any other in the mangrove swamps. Next in abundance ranks the genus Penicillium followed by Fusarium. In the mangrove swamps which offer high salt concentration, high moisture and anaerobic conditions, the occurrence of such a large number of terrestrial fungi may be attributed to the fact that a prolonged and continuous impact of these ecological conditions has developed certain degree of ecological specialization among these micro-organisms. The amount of available organic matter present in the swamp appears to be mainly responsible for the activity of these fungi despite high salinity and anaerobic conditions Source: Rai, J.N.; Chowdhery, H.J. Geophytology. 8(1); 1978; 103-110. 0103. | ||
| 2 | Fungi from mangrove muds of Andaman-Nicobar islands Twenty microfungal species belonging to 12 genera were isolated from mud samples using soil plating techniques. Species of Aspergillus followed byPenicillium were dominant. Aquatic fungi, Achlya diffusa and Dictyuchus sterile were recorded for the first time from Indian mangrove muds. Fungal population was correlated with the mud type Source: Misra, J.K. Indian J. Mar. Sci.. 15(3); 1986; 185-186. 0371.
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