Book ID: 102022
Borse, B.D., D.J. Bhat, K.N. Borse, A.R. Tuwar and N.S. Pawar
Marine Fungi of India. 2012. photogr. illus. 488 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This book deals with an introduction to marine fungi of the world andthe Indian coast, extensive literature review and a reference list.The volume details 208 species in 139 genera of Indian marine fungi in taxonomic groups, viz. Chytridiomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, mitosporic fungi and fungus-like organisms such as the Thraustochytrids. Each species is provided with a taxonomic citation, detailed description, drawings and photomicrographs, collection data and substrates they grown on. In some genera, keys are provided to species, while the volume concludes with a key to the identification of all taxa recorded for India and a table listing the distribution and substrata on which these fungi grown on.