Authors : N. S.Pawar D. S. Jain 2 M. R. Kumavat 3 & K. N. Borse
Page Nos : 119-121
Description :
A comparison was made of the diversity of marine fungi on five mangrove plants, (Avicennia alba, A. marina, A. officinalis, Rhizophora mucronata Lam, Sonneratia apetala L. f.,)co-habiting in aSajanakhali and Gosoba cricks of Sundarbans. Sixteen species of marine fungi including Aigialus parvus, Aigialus grandis, Aigialus mangrovei and Periconia prolifica found to occur on Avicennia alba. Avicennia marina is the most common host of the 30 fungal species. Eleven species including Bitariospora marina, Haiyanga salina, Morosphaeria veatospora, Quintaria lignatilis and Periconia prolific found to occur on Avicennia officinalis. Fifteen species including Aigialus rhizophorae, Ascocratera manglicola, Dactylospora heliotrepha, Hallorosellinia oceanic, Lulworthia grandispora and Periconia prolifica were reported from Rhizophora mucronata. While Sonneratia apetala was the host of thirteen species of marine fungi including Aigialus grandis, Biatriospora marina, lignincola laevis, Neptunella longirostris, Botryophialophora marina, periconia prolificaandTrichocladium acharashporum. The most common fungi is Periconia prolifica, which occur on all five mangrove plant. There were 20 marine fungi species that occur on only on Avicennia marina.
