Research Article | Published: 01 June 2016

Diversity of Microfungi of North Western Ghats, India

Rashmi Dubey

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 39 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 137-145 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-Q1EK6A | Cite this article

Abstract

The Western Ghats of India represents some of the best non-equatorial, tropical evergreen forests in the world. It is a UNESCO world Heritage site and is one of the eight hottest hotspots biodiversity in the world. Survey conducted in different regions of North Western Ghats regions revealed various fascinating fungi on important plants and it yielded many new species and new records. Therefore the objective of this paper is to highlight the diversity of microfungi along with some new records bestowed in North Western Ghats of India.

Keywords

Microfungi, Diversity, New Species and New Records, North Western Ghats

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Fig. 1

Marks showing the various areas of Maharashtra covered during survey from 2011 to 2013

Fig. 2

Different Forests of Maharashtra

Fig. 3

(A-C). Sawantomyces indica. (D-E) Sheathnema indicum

Fig. 4

(A). Custingophora ratnagiriensis (B-C) Goosiomyces bambusicola (D-E) Kamalomyces mahabaleshwarensis. (F) Vermiculariopsiella papaya. (G-H). Tharoopama livistonae. (I) Zygosporium cocos (J) Zygosporium dillenia.

Fig. 5

(A). Acarocybellina arengae, (B) Catenularia cubensis, (C) Cucurbidopthis pithyophila, (D) Hemibeltrania nectandrae, (E) Idriella lunata, (F&G) Mycovellosiella solani-torvi (H) Parapericoniella asterinae (I) Periconiella telopeae (J&K) Phragmospathula brachyspathula, (L) Physopella hiratsukae, (M) Vizella oleariae.

Fig. 6

(A). Ampelomyces quisqualis (B) Botryosporium longibrachiatum, (C) Balladynopsis vanderystii Hansf., (D) Cercospora apii, (E) Ciliochorella mangiferae, (F) Spore of Ciliochorella mangiferae (G) Cylindrocladium scoparium, (H) Deigtoniella torulosa, (I) Dictyosporium hepatosporiuim, (J) Fusariella indica, (K) Gyrothrix podosperma, (L) Harpographium fasiculatum

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Dubey, R., 2016. Diversity of Microfungi of North Western Ghats, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(2), pp.137-145. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-Q1EK6A

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