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Journal Article 
Dominant fungi from Australian coral reefs 
Morrison-Gardiner, S 
2002 
Yes 
Fungal Diversity
ISSN: 1560-2745 
9 
105-121 
WOS:000174741600008 
This report describes 617 fungi isolated from coral reefs in tropical Australian marine environments. Host substrates include 62 sediments, algae (8 Rhodophyta, 9 Chlorophyta, 3 Phaeophyta) and vertebrates/invertebrates (16 Bryozoa, 21 Chordata, 16 Cnidaria, 70 Porifera). Results indicate that some reef dwellers may provide a natural reservoir for fungal genera normally associated with other organisms. Taxa such as Aspergillus and Penicillium, commonly thought to originate from terrestrial run-off, were frequently isolated from offshore hosts, One hundred and twenty one isolates (19.6% of the total) sporulated, but could not be identified using the available taxonomic keys, while 99 isolates (16%) did not sporulate, and thus were classified as sterile mycelium. Some isolates, such as Cochliobolus spp., have not previously been described from marine sources, and could represent novel taxa. Slow growing marine ascomycetes were not isolated, probably because they were outgrown by faster growing taxa. 
coral reef; filamentous; fungi; marine