Preliminary Study of the Fungal Communities of Mangrove Forests, Bama Beach, Baluran National Park, via a Metataxonomic Approach

Baluran National Park (BNP), a biodiversity hotspot in Indonesia, has a diverse ecosystem with various potential microorganisms, including fungi. The ecosystem known to be rich in potential microorganisms is the mangrove ecosystem. Bama Beach has a mangrove forest that is home to the largest mangrove trees in Southeast Asia, Sonneratia alba. This study is a preliminary study that aims to determine the fungal biodiversity that forms the microbial community in the soil around the largest Sonneratia alba A total of 6 phyla composed of 264 families, 467 genera, and 618 species were obtained via metataxonomic analysis. The phyla identified were Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Cryptomycota, Mucoromycota, and Zoopagomycota. The three families with the highest abundance were Spizellomycetaceae, Lobullomycetaceae, and Anteagloniaceae. The three genera with the highest abundance were Spizellomyces, Alogomyces, and Gaertneromyces, whereas the three species with the highest abundance were Alogomyces tanneri, Gaertneromyces spectabilis, and Spizellomyces acuminatus. The results of the metataxonomic analysis can be used to complement data on microbial biodiversity in the mangrove ecosystem of BNP, as well as preliminary data for microorganism bioprospecting efforts carried out in BNP.