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Biology and Ecology of Freshwater Fungi

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Biology of Microfungi

Part of the book series: Fungal Biology ((FUNGBIO))

Abstract

The biodiversity of fungi in freshwater habitats is very high, and their ecological roles are significant. By estimation, there may be more than 3000 species including ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, chytrids, and fungal-like waterborne oomycetes. They are distributed globally as saprobes, animal pathogens, and even plankton parasites. New species have been reported repeatedly through ecological and taxonomical studies based on morphologies and recently through molecular barcodes utilizing latest sequencing technologies. Herein we review their biology and ecological role in the environment.

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The authors wish to thank the following students of Professor T.K. Goh, for providing the pictures of freshwater fungi used in this chapter: Bao Yee Loh (Oomycetes), Huey Kei Lee (Ingoldian fungi), and Wee Kee Sim (lignicolous hyphomycetes). We are grateful to Dr. Huzefa Raja for comments and suggestions. The authors thank the master student of Christiane Baschien, Jens Schmidt for the picture of Lunulospora curvula conidiogenesis.

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Tsui, C.K.M., Baschien, C., Goh, TK. (2016). Biology and Ecology of Freshwater Fungi. In: Li, DW. (eds) Biology of Microfungi. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_13

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