Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an island country in the western Pacific and is a known biodiversity hotspot. However, a relatively small number of fungi (236 species) have been reported till July 2021. Since fungi play major ecological roles in ecosystems, we investigated the fungal div...
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| author | Myung Soo Park Shinnam Yoo Yoonhee Cho Ki Hyeong Park Nam Kyu Kim Hyi-Seung Lee Young Woon Lim |
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| description | The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an island country in the western Pacific and is a known biodiversity hotspot. However, a relatively small number of fungi (236 species) have been reported till July 2021. Since fungi play major ecological roles in ecosystems, we investigated the fungal diversity of FSM from various sources over 2016 and 2017 and constructed a local fungal inventory, which also included the previously reported species. Fruiting bodies were collected from various host trees and fungal strains were isolated from marine and terrestrial environments. A total of 99 species, of which 78 were newly reported in the FSM, were identified at the species level using a combination of molecular and morphological approaches. Many fungal species were specific to the environment, host, or source. Upon construction of the fungal inventory, 314 species were confirmed to reside in the FSM. This inventory will serve as an important basis for monitoring fungal diversity and identifying novel biological resources in FSM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab9f29b3d4344b73836eb566d6c3e0502022-12-21T19:35:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycobiology1229-80932092-93232021-12-01001810.1080/12298093.2021.20123272012327Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal InventoryMyung Soo Park0Shinnam Yoo1Yoonhee Cho2Ki Hyeong Park3Nam Kyu Kim4Hyi-Seung Lee5Young Woon Lim6School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National UniversitySchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National UniversityDepartment of Forest Healing, College of Humanservice, Catholic Kwandong UniversityMarine Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and TechnologySchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National UniversityThe Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an island country in the western Pacific and is a known biodiversity hotspot. However, a relatively small number of fungi (236 species) have been reported till July 2021. Since fungi play major ecological roles in ecosystems, we investigated the fungal diversity of FSM from various sources over 2016 and 2017 and constructed a local fungal inventory, which also included the previously reported species. Fruiting bodies were collected from various host trees and fungal strains were isolated from marine and terrestrial environments. A total of 99 species, of which 78 were newly reported in the FSM, were identified at the species level using a combination of molecular and morphological approaches. Many fungal species were specific to the environment, host, or source. Upon construction of the fungal inventory, 314 species were confirmed to reside in the FSM. This inventory will serve as an important basis for monitoring fungal diversity and identifying novel biological resources in FSM.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2021.2012327chuukfederated states of micronesiafungal diversitykosraemarine environment |
| spellingShingle | Myung Soo Park Shinnam Yoo Yoonhee Cho Ki Hyeong Park Nam Kyu Kim Hyi-Seung Lee Young Woon Lim Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory Mycobiology chuuk federated states of micronesia fungal diversity kosrae marine environment |
| title | Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory |
| title_full | Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory |
| title_short | Investigation of the Fungal Diversity of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Construction of an Updated Fungal Inventory |
| title_sort | investigation of the fungal diversity of the federated states of micronesia and the construction of an updated fungal inventory |
| topic | chuuk federated states of micronesia fungal diversity kosrae marine environment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2021.2012327 |
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