Micromycetes in Sand and Water along the Algerian Western Coastal Areas

The littoral represents the final compartment of the entropic rejections generating great quantities of organic matters. These areas represent an ideal place for the development of saprotrophic fungal communities. The distribution and diversity of microfungi in the littoral region of the Algerian Western Coast was investigated for the first time. Sixty four samplings of sand (surface and 5 cm deep) and water (surface and 1 m deep) were carried out during the dry and rainy seasons. From the study, more than 250 strains belonging to 15 different genera had been isolated from water and sandy beaches. Data indicated a clear abundance (85%) of Penicillium, Aspergillus, Muccorales, Cladosporium, Trichoderma and Fusarium in the littoral region of the Algerian Western Coast.