Biodiversity of Hyphomycetes in soils of Urmia lake basin

Biodiversity of soil fungi was explored in soils of the National Park of Urmia Lake. For this purpose, 46 soil samples were collected from 5–15 cm depth and isolation was made using soil dilution plate and Warcup soil plate methods. Fungal isolates were identified based on cultural and morphological criteria. The results obtained in this study revealed that there is a rich diversity among hyphomycetes in this region. Twenty-one species belonging to 15 genera are identified. These species are: Acremonium larvarum, A. potronii, Sarocladium strictum, Acrostalagmus luteoalbus, Alternaria chlamydospora, Alternaria rhizophorae, Arthrinium phaeospermum, Aspergillus niger, Bipolaris prieskaensis, Botrytis cinerea, Chaetomium truncatulum, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Embellisia chlamydospora, Embellisia tellustris, Fusarium tricinctum, Penicillium expansum, Stachybotrys chartarum, Trichoderma atroviride, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichothecium roseum and Ulocladium alternariae. Among them, four species viz. Acremonium larvarum, A. potronii, Alternaria rhizophorae and Embellisia tellustris are new records from Iran.