Freshwater Fungi in Mainland China

摘要

Research advances on freshwater fungi in Mainland China are reviewed, including their taxonomy, biodiversity and application. Since 1980, many new species records have been reported from Beijing, Anhui Province, Sichuan Province, and Yunnan Province. They include species belonging to the chytridiomycetes, oomycetes and ascomycetes and their anamorphs from freshwater environments. Ecological studies of freshwater fungi have also been carried out including temperature influence, seasonal patterns, geographic distribution and host-recurrence. Studies on possible applications in environmental monitoring, enzyme production and bio-control have also been considered. As a group of important decomposers in freshwater systems, freshwater fungi are a very important bio-resource. Potential industrial and biotechnological applications for freshwater fungi are likely to be developed in future.