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First report of Brachysporium britannicum (Trichosphaeriaceae) from India
(Springer, 2019) Manish Kumar Dubey; Zoya Shah; Ram Sanmukh Upadhyay; Ramesh Chandra Gupta
Brachysporium britannicum (Trichosphaeriales) was discovered on leaf litter from the Ramgarh forest, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. B. britannicum was found on decaying leaf litter of Quercus floribunda. Morphologically, it lines well with Brachysporium. The conidia are produced singly or in groups at the apex of the conidiophore, typically pendulous, ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid, predominantly two-septate (transverse), broadly rounded at ends; basal cell small, crucible-shaped, hyaline with short or small pedicel; gently expanded conspicuous central cell, disc-shaped, brown to very dark brown, occasionally subhyaline, and hyaline terminal cell are the hallmark feature of the fungus. This rare species is recorded for the first time from India. Detailed taxonomic information on this Brachysporium species includes descriptions, geographical distribution, comments and illustrations, and a comparison with closely allied taxa. © 2019, Indian Phytopathological Society.
Quadracaea mediterranea, a new record from Kumaun Himalaya region, India
(Mycotaxon Ltd, 2020) Manish Kumar Dubey; Ram Sanmukh Upadhyay; Zoya Shah; Dhani Arya; Ramesh Chandra Gupta
Quadracaea mediterranea was collected during our continuing mycological survey of saprobic conidial fungi on decaying leaf litter of Quercus floribunda from the Ramgarh forest, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. Detailed taxonomic information on Q. mediterranea includes morphological description, geographical distribution, comments, illustrations, and a comparison with allied taxa. This finding extends the geographic distribution of the species, previously recorded only in China, Italy, and Brazil. © 2020 Mycotaxon Ltd. All rights reserved.