OBSERVATIONS ON TROPICAL ARENICOLOUS MARINE FUNGI ON DRIFTWOOD FROM MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE

Fourty-four fungi growing on sand associated with driftwood collected at various beach sites in Malaysia and seventeen fungi growing on buri ed wood collected from Singapore are recorded. The most frequently col lected species were Periconia prolifica, Savoryella appendiculata, Cor ollospora pulchella, Trichocladium cf.: alopallonella. Other fungi com monly collected included: Carbosphaerella leptosphaerioides, Corollosp ora maritima, Corollospora colossa and Zalerion varium. Fifteen fungi are new records for Malaysia and seven are new records for Singapore. Eleven arenicolous marine fungi have been recorded in this study and t he occurrence of arenicolous fungi at different geographical regions i s discussed.