The aims of this prelimina ry study were: I) to document the diversity of fungi associated with gorgonians near Singapore; 2) to d etermine whether the kinds and abundances of fungi differ between healthy and unhealthy gorgonians: and 3) to compare the effectiveness of different extraction methods and cul ture media. Ten gorgonian species from 3 families (Ellisellidae, Plexauridae, Subergorgiid...