Mangrove fungi: Biodiversity and applications
1997
Bowles, R. | Bremer, G.B. | Vrijmoed, L.L.P. | Gareth Jones, E.B.(City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon (Hong Kong). Dept. of Biology and Chemistry)
Jones and Mitchell (1996) list 1414 marine fungi and the substrata they grow on. This figure includes doubtful, incompletely described and new species, as well as 428 marine or maritime lichens. Over 200 fully described mangrove fungi are known while many others await description (Jones and Alias, 1996). The largest group of marine fungi are the Ascomycota with 86 genera and 163 species (65 Loculoascomycetes, 98 unitunicate species). Mitosporic fungi total 37 species in 25 genera, while only 3 Basidiomycota are known in 3 genera. The lower fungi are in need of more extensive research. But Halophytophthora species are common on decaying mangrove leaves (10) as are members of the Thraustochytriales. A wide range of fungi occur in the mangrove ecosystem. They colonise a wide range of substrata, are active in the decomposition of lignocellulose, yield many interesting metabolites, are geographically widely distributed and species diversity is high. In this talk we shall examine the potential of mangrove fungi to produce bioactive compounds, and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially their utilization of waste products such as okara kirazu (a soy bean residue) for aquaculture.
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