| kwoniella mangroviensis gen. nov., sp.nov. (tremellales, basidiomycota), a teleomorphic yeast from mangrove habitats in the florida everglades and bahamas. | mangrove forests inhabit the shoreline regions of tropical and subtropical marine habitats, where they are the basis of a multi-trophic level food web that drives the shellfish and fisheries industries. yeasts, and other fungi, have significant roles in these ecosystems as they decompose plant organic material and serve as a food source for small invertebrates. studies designed to examine yeast communities of mangrove regions of the florida everglades and the bahamas demonstrated the repeated pr ... | 2008 | 17961172 |