News Headline

Hundreds of species of fungi in deep coral ecosystems discovered by botanists

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-07-12

Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Department of Botany have discovered hundreds of potentially new species of fungi in the deep coral ecosystem in the 'Au'au channel off Maui. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE) are generally found at depths between 130 to 500 feet and possess abundant plant (algal) life as well as new fish species.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-07-hundreds-species-fungi-deep-coral.html