BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 4

Diversity in coprophilous fungi-II

  • Author:
  • R. B. Thoke, B. A. Kore
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 287 to 288

Department of Botany, Y. C. Institute of Science, Satara.

Abstract

During present investigation 65 species of fungi were isolated from dung samples of animals. In herbivore dung samples, 59 species while in carnivorous 26 species where recorded. Chaetomium and Coprinus were rerecorded on herbivore, while Helicocephalum, Aphanoascus, Arachniotus and Histoplasma appeared on carnivore dung.

Keywords

Coprophilous, Fungi, Herbivore, Carnivore