Authors : D. S. Borade, P. K. Ahire, P. E. Jagdale and B. D. Borse
Page Nos : 37-44
Description :
The present paper deals with 18 species of freshwater Ascomycetes encountered on submerged decaying woody debris and leaves of Typha angustata Chaub. and Bory from lotic and lentic habitats in Ahmednagar district (Maharashtra state). These include species of the genera: Aniptodera (2 sp.), Annulatascus (2 sp.), Ascosacculus (1 sp.), Cercophora (1 sp.), Natantispora (1 sp.), Neomassariosphaeria (1 sp.), Panorbis (1 sp.), Paoayensis (1 sp.), Savoryella (6 sp.) and Zopfiella (2 sp.). The data provides information on the distribution of these fungi in India, apart from description and illustrations. This data will be useful in the compilation of freshwater biodiversity of India. The taxonomy, morphology and ecology of these fungi are discussed.
Keywords: Ascomycetes, Freshwater, Submerged wood, Typha sp.
