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Chytridium polysiphoniae - a fungal pathogen on the Red alga Centroceras clavulatum (C. Agardh) Montagne, from Goa

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Title Chytridium polysiphoniae - a fungal pathogen on the Red alga Centroceras clavulatum (C. Agardh) Montagne, from Goa
 
Creator Raghukumar, C.
 
Subject Aquatic Ecology, Productivity
new records
parasites
epiphytes
Pathogens
centroceras clavulatum
chytridium polysiphoniae
fungi
Algae
ISW, India, Goa
 
Description Centroceras clavulatum collected from rocky shores was found to harbour an epiphytic fungus identified as Chytridium polysiphoniae. Maximum infection of the host alga occurred during June-July 1984. Under laboratory conditions optimum infection occurred at 25 x 10 3 salinity and 30 degrees C temperature. The infection was restricted to one locality (Anjuna), although the host alga was found at other sites in Goa. Chytridium polysiphoniae could not infect killed host alga and it could not be cultured on artificial media, suggesting its obligate parasitic nature. The fungus and its occurrence on Centroceras clavulatum are reported for the fist time from India.
 
Date 1995-06-12T10:01:19Z
2017-09-29T13:48:17Z
1995-06-12T10:01:19Z
2017-09-29T13:48:17Z
1986
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.15; 1986; 42-44
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6168
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR