Corollospora mediterranea: A Novel Species Complex in the Mediterranean Sea

The genus Corollospora, typified by the arenicolous fungus Corollospora maritima, consists of twenty-five cosmopolitan species that live and reproduce exclusively in marine environments. Species this are known to produce bioactive compounds can be potentially exploited as bioremediators oil spill contaminated beaches; hence their biotechnological importance. In paper, nine fungal strains isolated Mediterranean Sea, from seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, driftwood seawater an spill, were investigated. strains, previously identified sp., examined deep multi-loci phylogenetic morphological analyses. Maximum-likelihood Bayesian phylogeny based on seven genetic markers led introduction a new complex within Corollospora: mediterranea (CMSC). once again, proves extraordinary reservoir novel with still undiscovered potential.