Colonization, Species Composition, and Conidial Production of Aquatic Hyphomycetes on Chirpine Needle Litter in a Freshwater Kumaun Himalayan Stream
✍ Scribed by S. C. Sati; N. Tiwari
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Aquatic hyphomycetes colonizing the submerged chirpine (pinus roxburghii SARG.) needle litter in a high altitude, Kumaun Himalayan stream were studied. 15 species belonging to different genera of aquatic Hyphomycetes have been recognized as the colonizers of chirpine needle litter. Clavariopsis aquatica, Heliscus lugdunensis, Lunulospora cymbiformis, Triscelophorus acuminatus and T. monosporus were found with a high frequency of occurrence. The conidial production was highest in Flagellospora penicillioides, however, Campylospora chaetocladia, L. cymbiformis and T. acuminatus had less number of conidia per unit area of pine needles. The chirpine needle litter decomposition in the freshwater habitat is also discussed.