Table 1 Numbers of recorded Egyptian fungi.
From: The history, fungal biodiversity, conservation, and future perspectives for mycology in Egypt
Groups and Phyla | Â | El-Abyad ( 1997 ) | Present survey |
|---|---|---|---|
Protozoan fungal analogues | Amoebozoa | 0 | 25 |
Cercozoa | 0 | 3 | |
Chromistan fungal analogues | Hyphochytriomycota | 1 | 3 |
Labyrinthista | 0 | 2 | |
Oomycota | 25 | 40 | |
Incertae sedis | 0 | 1 | |
Blastocladiomycota | 3 | 7 | |
Chytridiomycota | 21 | 32 | |
Zygomycota | 17 | 35 | |
Glomeromycota | 0 | 8 | |
Ascomycota | Teleomorphic genera | 80 | 251 |
Anamorphic genera | 181 | 261 | |
Basidiomycota | 32 | 87 | |
Total no. of genera recorded in Egypt | 360 | 755 | |
Total no. of species recorded in Egypt | 1246 | 2281 | |