Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-6 | Issue-12 | 451-459
Original Research Article
New Records of Wood Decay Fungi from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
B. Srinivasarao, Praveen Kumar Nagadesi
Published : Dec. 19, 2021
Abstract
A wood decay fungus is any species of fungus that digest moist wood causing it to rot. The decomposition of coarse woody debris like fallen trunks, branches, stumps, etc was done by wood decaying fungi and releasers of important elements from wood into soils of forest ecosystem. The wood decay fungal samples are collected in the Darapalli and Kondapalli reserve forest of Central Eastern Ghats, during May 2018 to February 2019. Based on the phenotypical or morphological characters the fungal specimen was identified as Artolenzites acuta (Berk) Mossebo & Ambit comb., Cubamyces flavidus (Lév.) Lücking, Cubamyces lactineus (Berk.) Lücking, Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton) J. Schröt., Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Cesati & De Notaris, Daldinia childiae J.D. Rogers & Y.M. Ju,. Funalia aspera (Jungh.) Zmitr. & V. Malysheva, Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat, Ganoderma lipsiense (Batsch) G.F. Atk., Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen) P. Karst. Lenzites eximia Ber. and Curt, Phellinus badius (Cooke) Cunn, Phellinus gilvus (Schw., Fr.) Pat., Phylloporia pectinata (Klotzsch) Ryvarden, Trametes gibbosa (Pers.) Fr., Epicrisis. All the fungal specimens are new records to Darapalli Reserve forest, and Kondapalli reserve forest of Andhra Pradesh, Eastern Ghat, India except G. applanatum and D. concentrica. For the first time Cubamyces flavidus (Lév.) Lücking, is reported from India.