Sally C Fryar

• BSc (Hons) PhD
• Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University

Abstract: Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Antarctica, Leuconeurospora bharatiensis from accumulated snow sediment sample. Argentina, Pseudocercospora quetri on leaf spots of Luma apiculata. Australia, Polychaetomyces verrucosus on submerged decaying wood in sea water, Ustilaginoidea co...

With the simultaneous growth in interest from the mycological community to discover fungal species and classify them, there is also an important need to assemble all taxonomic information onto common platforms. Fungal classification is facing a rapidly evolving landscape and organizing genera into an appropriate taxonomic hierarchy is central to be...

The Global Consortium for the Classification of Fungi and fungus-like taxa is an international initiative of more than 550 mycologists to develop an electronic structure for the classification of these organisms. The members of the Consortium originate from 55 countries/regions worldwide, from a wide range of disciplines, and include senior, mid-ca...

While conducting a survey of freshwater fungi in the temperate region of southern Australia, we came across two previously undiscovered anamorphic Ascomycota, a phoma-like coelomycete and a dictyochaeta-like hyphomycete. The coelomycetous fungus was classified in the family Morosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales) as a new genus, primarily supported by mole...

Early research on marine fungi was mostly descriptive, with an emphasis on their diversity and taxonomy, especially of those collected at rocky shores on seaweeds and driftwood. Subsequently, further substrata (e.g. salt marsh grasses, marine animals, seagrasses, sea foam, seawater, sediment) and habitats (coral reefs, deep-sea, hydrothermal vents,...

During a survey of freshwater fungi in Scott Creek Conservation Park, South Australia, a new species of Neospadicoides was found and described. Phylogenetic analyses using ITS and LSU sequences from the new species assisted in species delimitation and placed it in the genus Neospadicoides. The morphology of the new species is compared with that of...

During a survey of freshwater fungi in temperate southern Australia, two new taxa were found, Melanascoma panespora and Pleurothecium brunius. Morphological and molecular data place Melanascoma panespora in the Diaporthomycetidae representing a new genus. Melanascoma, along with Proliferophorum and Paraproliferophorum, form a new lineage and the fa...

The number of extant freshwater fungi is rapidly increasing, and the published information of taxonomic data are scattered among different online journal archives. The only online repository, http://fungi.life.illinois.edu/, deals with freshwater ascomycetes and their asexual morphs. Other freshwater fungal groups are not included. The newly develo...

A survey of driftwood and mangrove wood in South Australia revealed a high diversity of marine fungi. Across eight sites there were 43 species of marine fungi, of which 42 are new records for South Australia, 11 new records for Australia and 12 taxa currently of uncertain status likely to be new species. Sites had distinctive species compositions w...

We are pleased to announce that Mycotaxon uploaded its 138th free access funga to its mycobiota site in May. Everyone is invited to download the 14-page "A checklist of marine fungi from Australia" by Fryar, Hyde, and Catcheside via: http://www.mycotaxon.com/mycobiota/index.html

This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil fungi. i.e. dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi. These are Aphelidiomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiobolomycota, Basidiomycota, Blastocladiomycota, Calcarisporiellomycota, Caulochytriomycota, Chytridiomycota, Entomoph...

This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil fungi. i.e. dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi. These are Aphelidiomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiobolomycota, Basidiomycota, Blastocladiomycota, Calcarisporiellomycota, Caulochytriomycota, Chytridiomycota, Entomoph...

A new genus of helotialean fungi, Annabella gen. nov. (Cordieritidaceae), is described to accommodate Annabella australiensis sp. nov. This species was collected on attached decaying wood of Avicennia marina, a common mangrove species found in protected waters of southern Australia. Annabella is distinctive among Cordieritidaceae in having relative...

This article is the tenth series of the Fungal Diversity Notes, where 114 taxa distributed in three phyla, ten classes, 30 orders and 53 families are described and illustrated. Taxa described in the present study include one new family (viz. Pseudoberkleasmiaceae in Dothideomycetes), five new genera (Caatingomyces, Cryptoschizotrema, Neoacladium, P...

Arachnophora longa, collected from submerged wood in far north Queensland, Australia, is described and illustrated as a new species. It is distinguished from other members of the genus by possessing macroconidia with long appendages ("arms").

The holotype of Annulatascus velatisporus, the type species of the genus Annulatascus, which is the core species of Annulatascaceae (Annulatascales) is in poor condition as herbarium material has few ascomata and molecular data could not be generated. Therefore, an epitype is herein designated for the precise delineation of this taxon. A morphologi...

Abstract Taxonomic names are key links between various databases that store information on different organisms. Several global fungal nomenclural and taxonomic databases (notably Index Fungorum, Species Fungorum and MycoBank) can be sourced to find taxonomic details about fungi, while DNA sequence data can be sourced from NCBI, EBI and UNITE databa...

Fungi play a key role in decomposition of submerged wood in streams, breaking down lignocelluloses and releasing nutrients, and are important in ecosystem functioning. These wood decay fungi are known as freshwater lignicolous fungi and are usually studied by collecting submerged woody litter, followed by incubation in a moist chamber. This review...

K.D. (2005). Evidence of in situ competition between fungi in freshwater. Fungal Diversity 18: 59-71. Five species of fungi, isolated from submerged wood collected from a Brunei peat swamp forest, were tested for their competitive ability. Annulatascus velatisporus, Beverwykella pulmonaria, Dactylella sp., Monodictys pelagica and Pleurophragmium sp...

Five sites along the Tutong river and its tributary, the Sungai Kelakas, were sampled for fungi on decaying wood. Sixty-six taxa were found including two new genera and two new species. Nearly half of these (48%) are new records for Brunei. Although common taxa were generally not unique to any particular site, species distributions were correlated...

Ayria appendiculata and Sungaiicola bactrodesmiella gen. et spp. nov. and Fluviatispora boothii, Torrentispora crassiparietis and T. fusiformis spp. nov. are described based on specimens collected on submerged wood in Brunei. Ayria appendiculata has remarkable unravelling appendages, which are somewhat similar to those in Pseudoproboscispora, but t...

We observed the sequence of fungi appearing on submerged wood of Hibiscus tiliaceus that initially was either dead or alive. Branches that were dead, but still attached to the tree, and live branches were cut from H. tiliaceus in the riparian vegetation in a brackish habitat on the Tutong River, Brunei. Branch segments were connected to the riverba...

We observed the sequence of fungi appearing on submerged wood of Hibiscus tiliaceus that initially was either dead or alive. Branches that were dead, but still attached to the tree, and live branches were cut from H. tiliaceus in the riparian vegetation in a brackish habitat on the Tutong River, Brunei. Branch segments were connected to the riverba...

Ten leaves from each of 13 different tree types from two differentrainforest sites in North Queensland, Australia were examined in order toestablish the fungal diversity developing on these leaves. A total of 57microfungi were identified, most of which were mitosporic fungi. Speciesdiversity in terms of richness and evenness were compared and the M...

Abstract The role of the homokaryotic life stage in the dynamics of fungal communities is relatively unknown. However, homokaryons are thought to be only a temporary stage and are therefore not generally used in ecological experiments with fungi. In this study, the relative competitive ability and growth rates of homokaryons and heterokaryons of wo...

Succession is one of the most widely known ecological concepts. It is intuitive and yet extremely complex. There have been many fungal succession studies on a wide diversity of substrates and yet we still know very little about the mechanisms that drive succession. Direct methods of observing fungal succession (change in occupation of space by thal...

Wood blocks inoculated with fungi were placed in a stream in order to investigate their interactions with the native mycota. Wood blocks were inoculated with single or paired isolates of tropical fungi, whereas no fungi were inoculated onto controls. After 3 months, the wood blocks were collected and the number of newly colonizing fungi were identi...

Wood decay basidiomycetes from fallen Eucalyptus branches were sampled from two patches of native Australian vegetation over two years. Thirty-six species were identified at two sites. Species richness was higher at the site with dense vegetation and higher moisture levels. Species abundance curves are consistent with a community influenced by many...

An understanding of the effect of human disturbance on fungal diversity in the tropics is of paramount importance if we are to conserve renewable resources effectively. Sustainable development may provide renewable resources, but what is the effect of sustainable practices on fungal diversity? Are the fungi of a secondary rainforest as diverse as t...

The coexistence of species competing for limited resources is a common problem within ecological communities. Although a number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the coexistence of competing species, none have been tested in a wood decay community. The community of organisms which decay fallen wood generally consist of fungi and are main...