PJB-2020-340
Comprehensive screening of Mangrove Fungi located on Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia
MOHAMED S. HODHOD
Abstract
The manglicolous fungi have a crucial ecological role in the environment, including their role in the decomposition of complex organic compounds and recycling nutrients. In the present work, the fungal biodiversity of intertidal decayed wood of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh was evaluated. The collection of samples was performed along two stands of mangroves inhabited at the Arabian Gulf coast of Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia. Fourteen fungi have been isolated (8 teleomorphic ascomycetes and 6 anamorphic fungi). The most common fungal species was Ascocylindrica marina, with an overall frequency of (27.6%) in stand1, and (27.4%) in stand 2, followed by Amarenographium solium with (23.7 %) and (22.6%) in stand 1 and 2 respectively, then Periconia prolifica with (19.1%) and (14.5%). It is noteworthy that a significant difference in the fungal species identified depended on the two collection sites scanned in this research. In addition, this study presented important information about the biodiversity, ecology, and distribution of the manglicolous fungi in Tarout Island, Saudi Arabia.
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