International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
An Assessment of Ingoldian Fungi from Hillock Streams of Kumaun Himalaya, India
Abstract
Ingoldian fungi, the beguiling group of deutromycetous fungi form an indispensable component of the aquatic ecosystems, helping in decomposition of submerged plant material for energy transfer and nutrient cycling. Foam samples, roots of riverine plants and decomposed plant material were collected seasonally from hillock streams of Amritpur region (600 m) situated in Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. The study area is an unexplored region for diversity of aquatic hyphomycetes which is under the grip of anthropogenic stress. Collected samples were processed, incubated, and examined for the presence of Ingoldian fungi. 20 species belonging to 12 genera were recorded viz., Acaulopage dichotoma, A. tetraceros, Alatospora acuminata, Anguillospora crassa, A. longissima, A. filiformis, A. sp. Campylospora chaetocladia, C. filicladia, C. parvula, C. sp., Cylindrocarpon aquaticum, Diplocladiella scalaroides, Flagellospora penicillioides, Lunulospora curvula, Setosynnema isthmosporum, Tetracladium marchalianum, Triscelophorus monosporus, T. acuminatus and Wiesneriomyces laurinus. The present study divulges that, Ingoldian fungi sporulate best in winter season and leaf litter is the best substrate for their growth.
Keywords: Ingoldian fungi, Diversity, Hillock, Kumaun Himalaya, Season, Substrate
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