Authors : A.R. Tuwar*, J.B. Cholake and R.K. Aher
Page Nos : 48-52
Description :
The present study deals with marine fungi from Laxmanpur beach at Niel island of Andaman. The dead, decaying, intertidal and submerged mangrove wood samples were collected from Laxmanpur beach. These samples examined for colonization of marine fungi. Ten species of marine fungi were isolated and illustrated. Out of these marine
fungi 5 species of Ascomycota (Aigialus grandis Kohlm. and Schatz, Eutypa bathurstensis K. D. Hyde and Rappaz, Savoryella lignicola Jones and Eaton, Halorosellinia oceanica (S.Schatz) Whalley et al and Verruculina enalia (Kohlm) Kohlm and Volkm-.Kohlm.),while 5 species from Mitosporic fungi (Alternaria sp., Clavatospora bulbosa (Anastasiou) Nakagiri and Tubaki, Epicoccum purpurasens Ehrenb. and Schlecht, Halenospora varia (Anastasiou) Jones and Periconia prolifica Anastasiou). Out of these fungi Alternaria sp is very common fungi reported from most of the wood samples. All ten higher marine fungi were first time reported from Laxmanpur beach of Andaman Island.
