Preliminary Study of the Fungal Communities of Mangrove Forests, Bama Beach, Baluran National Park, via a Metataxonomic Approach

¹ Agricultural Product Technology, Universitas KH. A. Wahab Hasbullah, Tambakberas, Jl. Garuda No. 9, Tambak Rejo, Jombang, Jombang Regency 61419, East Java, Indonesia
² Doctoral Program of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
³ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
⁴ University Center of Excellence -Research Center for Biomolecule Engineering, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
⁵ Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
⁶ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia
⁷ Baluran National Park, Jl. Raya Banyuwangi - Situbondo km. 35 Wonorejo, Banyuputih, Situbondo 68374, East Java, Indonesia

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Abstract

Baluran National Park (BNP), a biodiversity hotspot in Indonesia, has a diverse ecosystem with various potential microorganisms, including fungi. The ecosystem known to be rich in potential microorganisms is the mangrove ecosystem. Bama Beach has a mangrove forest that is home to the largest mangrove trees in Southeast Asia, Sonneratia alba. This study is a preliminary study that aims to determine the fungal biodiversity that forms the microbial community in the soil around the largest Sonneratia alba A total of 6 phyla composed of 264 families, 467 genera, and 618 species were obtained via metataxonomic analysis. The phyla identified were Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Cryptomycota, Mucoromycota, and Zoopagomycota. The three families with the highest abundance were Spizellomycetaceae, Lobullomycetaceae, and Anteagloniaceae. The three genera with the highest abundance were Spizellomyces, Alogomyces, and Gaertneromyces, whereas the three species with the highest abundance were Alogomyces tanneri, Gaertneromyces spectabilis, and Spizellomyces acuminatus. The results of the metataxonomic analysis can be used to complement data on microbial biodiversity in the mangrove ecosystem of BNP, as well as preliminary data for microorganism bioprospecting efforts carried out in BNP.