Fungal biodiversity in aquatic habitats

Fungal biodiversity in aquatic habitats

Issue Title: Special issue: Fungal Biodiversity. Editors: David Hawksworth and Gregory Mueller Fungal biodiversity in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats was estimated based on reports in the literature. The taxonomic groups treated were those with species commonly found on submerged substrates...

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Published in:Biodiversity and conservation Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 49 - 67
Main Authors: Shearer, Carol A., Descals, Enrique, Kohlmeyer, Brigitte, Kohlmeyer, Jan, Marvanová, Ludmila, Padgett, David, Porter, David, Raja, Huzefa A., Schmit, John P., Thorton, Holly A., Voglymayr, Hermann
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01-01-2007
Subjects:
Aquatic ecosystems
Aquatic habitats
Ascomycetes
Basidiomycetes
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Chytridiomycetes
Freshwater
Fungi
Oomycetes
Saprolegniales
Taxa
Tropical environments
Yeasts
South America
Australia
China, People's Rep
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Summary:Issue Title: Special issue: Fungal Biodiversity. Editors: David Hawksworth and Gregory Mueller Fungal biodiversity in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats was estimated based on reports in the literature. The taxonomic groups treated were those with species commonly found on submerged substrates in aquatic habitats: Ascomycetes (exclusive of yeasts), Basidiomycetes, Chytridiomycetes, and the non-fungal Saprolegniales in the Class Oomycetes. Based on presence/absence data for a large number and variety of aquatic habitats, about 3,000 fungal species and 138 saprolegnialean species have been reported from aquatic habitats. The greatest number of taxa comprise the Ascomycetes, including mitosporic taxa, and Chytridiomycetes. Taxa of Basidiomycetes are, for the most part, excluded from aquatic habitats. The greatest biodiversity for all groups occurs in temperate areas, followed by Asian tropical areas. This pattern may be an artifact of the location of most of the sampling effort. The least sampled geographic areas include Africa, Australia, China, South America and boreal and tropical regions worldwide. Some species overlap occurs among terrestrial and freshwater taxa but little species overlap occurs among freshwater and marine taxa. We predict that many species remain to be discovered in aquatic habitats given the few taxonomic specialists studying these fungi, the few substrate types studied intensively, and the vast geographical area not yet sampled.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0960-3115
1572-9710
DOI:10.1007/s10531-006-9120-z