Helena Marie D. Lagon, Anna Patricia Paola C. Lagunilla, Jazmine Jane S. Saul (March 2001)
Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus – Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PSHS WVC), Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
ABSTRACT
The study aimed to determine the different species of mangrove fungi present on mangrove forests in Barangay Sook, Arevalo, Iloilo City, along Iloilo River.
The researchers identified and classified the collected mangrove fungi species from their phylum level to the genus and species level. The statistical tool employed in this study was the descriptive statistical testing.
Results showed that a total of seven (7) mangrove fungi species were found and identified on fifty (50) wood samples collected along Iloilo River, Arevalo, Iloilo City, namely: Quintaria lignatilis, Cryptosphaeria mangrovei-like, Halosphaeria oceanica, Saccardoella marinospora-like, Leptosphaeria sp., Didymosphaeria sp., and Aniptodera longispora.
Among these species, the most abundant were Halorosellinia oceanica, Saccardoella marinospora-like, and Didymosphaeria sp.