Marine Mycology

The Higher Fungi

1st Edition - August 28, 1979
Authors: Jan Kohlmeyer, Erika Kohlmeyer
Language: English
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Marine Mycology: The Higher Fungi deals with the higher marine fungi, i.e., Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina, and Deuteromycotina. This book combines features of a monograph with… Read more

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Marine Mycology: The Higher Fungi deals with the higher marine fungi, i.e., Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina, and Deuteromycotina. This book combines features of a monograph with those of a text. It includes sections on ecological groups of fungi and other topics, such as phylogeny, ontogeny, physiology, and vertical and geographical distribution, providing information on known facts and open questions. The taxonomic-descriptive part contains complete descriptions of each genus and species, together with substrates, range, etymology of generic and specific names, and literature. There are keys for all species within a given genus, and a general illustrated key leads to the individual species. The taxonomic section is based on examinations of almost all of the filamentous marine fungi, and unpublished data on new hosts and geographical distributions are included for many species. The filamentous higher marine fungi are represented by 149 Ascomycetes, 4 Basidiomycetes, and 56 Deuteromycetes. The majority, namely 191 (91%) of the filamentous fungi, are obligately marine species, whereas the remainder are facultatively marine. One new species and seven new combinations are proposed. The yeasts are treated in a separate chapter and comprise 177 species or varieties.

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction I. Definition of Marine Fungi II. Numbers of Marine Fungi III. Sizes of Marine Fungi IV. The Mode of Life and Distribution of Marine Fungi V. Unsolved Major Problems2. Methods I. Collecting Techniques II. Preservation III. Sectioning IV. Microscopic Examination V. Isolation and Culture3. Release, Dispersal, and Settlement of Ascospores, Basidiospores, and Conidia I. Spore Release II. Spore Morphology, Dispersal, and Settlement4. Geographical Distribution5. Vertical Zonation6. Deep-Sea Fungi7. Fungi Isolated from Marine and Estuarine Waters, Sediments, and Soils8. Fungi in Sandy Beaches and Sea Foam9. Algae-Inhabiting Fungi I. Parasites II. Saprobes III. Geographical Distribution10. Submarine Lichens and Lichenlike Associations I. Primitive Marine Lichens II. Mycophycobioses11. Fungi in Halophytes of Tidal Salt Marshes I. Host Specificity II. Taxonomy III. Activities of Fungi in Salt Marshes IV. Geographical Distribution12. Fungi on Mangroves and Other Tropical Shoreline Trees I. Parasitic Fungi in Mangroves II. Host Specificity III. Fungi on Submerged Roots, Trunks, and Branches IV. Fungi on Mangrove Seedlings V. Fungi on Mangrove Leaves VI. Fungi in Soil of the Mangal VII. Vertical and Horizontal Zonation of Manglicolous Fungi VIII. Geographical Distribution of Manglicolous Fungi 13. Leaf-Inhabiting Fungi14. Rhizome-Inhabiting Fungi15. Fungi on Wood and Other Cellulosic Substrates I. Sources of Wood and Other Cellulosic Substrates in the Marine Environment II. Degradation of Wood16. Bark-Inhabiting Fungi17. Fungi on Man-Made Materials18. Fungi in Animal Substrates19. Fungal-Animal Relationships I. Marine Wood Borers II. Salt-Marsh Amphipods III. Nematodes IV. Mites V. Mollusca VI. Fungi Used as Feeds in Mariculture20. Ontogeny I. Ascocarp Ontogeny II. Ascospore Ontogeny III. Basidiocarp Ontogeny IV. Basidiospore Ontogeny V. Conidial Ontogeny21. Physiological Processes and Metabolites I. Production of Enzymes II. Metabolites III. Effect of Nutrients and Environmental Parameters on Growth and Reproduction IV. Unsolved Physiological Problems22. The Possible Origin of Higher Marine Fungi I. Phylogenetic Principles II. Characters of Archaic Ascomycetes III. Homologies between Rhodophyta and Ascomycetes IV. Position of Extant Higher Marine Fungi in the Phylogenetic Scheme V. Convergences in the Marine Fungi VI. Conclusions23. Identification24. Key to the Filamentous Higher Marine Fungi I. Key to Subdivisions of Eumycota II. Key to Ascomycotina III. Key to Basidiomycotina IV. Key to Deuteromycotina25. Classification26. Taxonomy and Descriptions of Filamentous Fungi I. Ascomycotina II. Basidiomycotina III. Deuteromycotina27. Rejected Names, Doubtful and Excluded Species I. Ascomycotina II. Deuteromycotina28. Yeasts I. Introduction II. Obligate Marine Yeasts III. Facultative Marine Yeasts IV. AppendixGlossaryBibliographyOrganism IndexSubject Index