Abstract
Various arenicolous fungal species have been detected from the beach sand in the coastal area. However, little has been
revealed regarding their distribution and dynamics. To investigate the overall diversity of marine arenicolous fungi (MAFs)
in Korea and whether the composition of MAFs is affected by ocean currents, we isolated and analyzed the fungal community
from the western, southern, and eastern seasides of the Korean Peninsula. In total, 603 strains were isolated and identified
as 259 species based on appropriate molecular markers for each genus (ITS, BenA, CaM, tef1, and act). The composition of
MAFs showed differences among the seasides. Our results indicate that many MAFs inhabit the beach sand on the Korean
Peninsula, and the composition of MAFs is also affected by ocean currents flowing along each coast.
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