Diversity of higher marine fungi at Hat Khanom-Mu Ko Thale Tai National Park, Southern Thailand
Jariya Sakayaroj, Orathai Supaphon, E.B. Gareth Jones and Souwalak Phongpaichit
pp. 15 - 22
Abstract
Species occurrence and distribution of higher marine fungi at Hat Khanom-Mu Ko Thale Tai National Park, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Southern Thailand was investigated. Four collections from four sites yielded 112 higher marine fungi representing 79 ascomycetes, 3 basidiomycetes, 30 anamorphic fungi, while others await further identification. Average percentage occurrence of fungi recorded ranged from 0.05-11.3%. Species diversity, richness, and evenness were greatest at Site IV, Ao Tok, Koh Taen. The most frequently encountered taxa for all sites (>10%) were Corollospora maritima and Lindra thallasiae. Lindra thallasiae and Swampomyces aegyptiacus were recorded for the first time in Thailand.
