BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2015, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 319-323

Filamentous fungi associated with the seagrass Zostera marina Linnaeus,1753 in Rifovaya Bay (Peter the Great Bay, the Sea of Japan)

© 2015 N. N. Kirichuk^1,2, M. V. Pivkin^1,2

¹G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022;
²Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690950

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This paper presents data on the taxonomic diversity of filamentous fungi associated with the phylloplane, rhizoplane, and rhizosphere of Zostera marina, as well as with the submarine soils in seagrass beds. Twenty-eight species of anamorphous fungi belonging to nine genera were found. A comparative analysis of the fungal assemblages was carried out, and the peculiarities of their zonal distribution in the Z. marina biotic environment were studied.

Key words: seagrass-associated fungi, filamentous fungi, Zostera marina, phylloplane, rhizoplane, rhizosphere, submarine soils.