Fungal Diversity in Subernarekha Mangrove Ecosystem of Odisha, India

Gupta N, Basak UC, Mohapatra K, Sandeepta S and Nayak SS

Published on: 2023-10-18

Abstract

Subernarekha mangrove ecosystem of Odisha, India was explored for the occurrence of micro fungi for which various soil, water, air and plant samples were collected and analysed for the incidence, distribution, frequency, relative occurrence and diversity. Mostly dominated by Aspergillus and Penicillium and exhibited high species richness in soil as compared to other sources viz., water, plants and air. This is first and foremost report on fungal diversity of mangrove environment of Subernarekha, Odisha India leads to exploitable mycological research in future.