Fungal species | Type of plastic | Study area | Method | References |
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Achnanathes, Amphora, Navicula, Nitzschia, Aneumastus, Rhaphoneis, Cylindrotheca, and Ochrophyta | PE | Herzliya marina; surface | 18S rRNA and tufA | [70] |
Pleosporales | PE | Herzliya marina; surface | ITS | [70] |
Cladosporium, Aspergillus, and Wallemia | PE, PA, PU, PP, PS | western South Atlantic and Antarctic Peninsula; surface | V9, V4 18S rRNA and ITS2 | [93] |
Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, red, green, and brown algae | PETE, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS | Coast of Bocas del Toro; surface | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [80] |
Rhizidiomyces, Chytridium, and Pythium | PE, PS | Baltic Sea; surface | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [94] |
Haptophyta, Cryptophyceae, and Chloroplastida | PE, PS | Baltic Sea; surface | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [94] |
Archaeplastida | – | East China Sea; deepwater | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [84] |
Chytridiomycetes | PE, PP, PS, PET, PLA | North Sea, Germany | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [87] |
Cryptomycota, Chytridiomycota, and Ascomycota | PE, PS | Baltic Sea; surface | V4 18S rRNA sequencing | [95] |
Paramoeba aestuarina, Pleurobrachia pileus, Paramoeba permaquidensis, Sagartia elegans, Sugiura chengshanense, and Rhizostoma pulmo | PE | Belgian part of the North Sea; seafloor | ITS2 | [71] |
Bacillariophytina, Coscinodiscophytina | PET | North Sea; surface | V9 18S rRNA sequencing | [91] |