Fungi play a major role in the ecological processes of earth.Most books on fungi deal with terrestrial ones. Despite the importance of marine microorganisms in the ecology of oceans and their role in biotechnology, no single comprehensive book on marine fungi has been available for a long time.This book fills the lacuna.It provides chapters on the diversity,ecology and applications of marine fungi.True fungi,as well as stramenopilan fungi are covered.Several chapters will address the known and unknown diversity of marine fungi,changes in their classi-fication and their present phylogeny.Chapters on the ecological aspects of marine fungi will address the role of fungi in coastal mangrove, coral reef fungi, fungi in open waters and deep-sea ecosystems.The biotechnological aspects of marine fungi will cover the use of their enzymes in industries, poly-unsaturated fatty acids and bioactive metabolites.The book with 17 chapters written by international experts is expected to be of great use

<p>Thraustochytrids, a neglected component of organic matter decomposition and food webs in marine sediments

Diseases of fish and shellfish caused by marine fungi
Fungal endosymbionts of seaweeds
Diversity and biogeochemical function of planktonic fungi in the Ocean
Fungi and their Role in Corals and Coral Reef Ecosystems
Fungal life in the Dead Sea
The Mycobiota of the Salterns
Morphological evaluation of peridial wall, ascus and ascospore characteristics in the delineation of genera with unfurling ascospore appendages (Halosphaeriaceae)
Cultured and uncultured fungal diversity in deep-sea environments
Molecular diversity of fungi from marine oxygen-deficient environments (ODEs)
Assemblage and diversity of fungi on wood and seaweed litter of seven Northwest Portuguese beaches
Xylariaceae on the fringe
Diversity and distribution of marine fungi on <i>Rhizophora</i> spp. in mangroves
Biotechnology of Marine Fungi
Degradation of phthalate esters by <i>Fusarium</i> sp. DMT-5-3 and <i>Trichosporon</i> sp. DMI-5-1 isolated from mangrove sediments.</p>