Contribution to The Macromycetes of West Bengal, India: 34–39
28 Mar 2017-Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology)-Vol. 10, Iss: 3, pp 823-832
TL;DR: Five members of Agaricales (Agrocybe pediades, Calocybella swetha, Cantharocybe virosa, Lepiota echinacea, and Oudemansiella canarii) were collected from different parts of West Bengal, India and are reported herein with detailed morphological characters.
Abstract: Five members of Agaricales (Agrocybe pediades, Calocybella swetha, Cantharocybe virosa, Lepiota echinacea, and Oudemansiella canarii) were collected from different parts of West Bengal, India and are reported herein with detailed morphological characters. Literature survey revealed that all of the collected taxa represent their first distributional record from the state.
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TL;DR: The newly described taxon grouped well in section Cristatae during the phylogenetic analyses, and was performed using ITS and LSU datasets.
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