First record of the fungal genus Neodevriesia Quaedvl. & Crous (Ascomycota, Dothideomycetes, Neodevriesiaceae) isolated from scleractinian corals of Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Abstract
Fungal species members of the genus Neodevriesia have been known to occur in marine environments. This report documents the first record of the fungal genus Neodevriesia isolated from scleractinian corals. Three isolated strains were identified from a phylogenetic tree that was constructed, based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer and partial large subunit (ITS + LSU) DNA sequences. Isolates were closely related to both Neodevriesia shakazului (Crous) Crous and Neodevriesia queenslandica (Crous, R.G. Shivas & McTaggart) Crous, but formed a distinct clade with strong support that implies a potentially genetic variant of a known species or even a novel species. These findings contribute to the fungal diversity checklist in Malaysia and knowledge about marine fungi associated with scleractinian corals.
Keywords
Marine fungi, Hard corals, Dothideomycetes, DNA sequences, Perhentian Islands
Divisions
ocean
Funders
Universiti Malaya RP018A-16SUS,BK008-2018,TIO, SOA, China IF030B-2017
Publication Title
Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume
10
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Publisher Location
12 PROF GEORGI ZLATARSKI ST, SOFIA, 1700, BULGARIA