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Three New Species of Laccaria (Hydnangiaceae) from India (Darjeeling Hills) Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence

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Three new species of Laccaria infundibuliformis, L. pallidus, and L. darjeelingensis, collected from Darjeeling, India, are described based on morphological and molecular evidence. Laccaria infundibuliformis is characterized by its small infundibuliform basidiocarps, and echinulate basidiospores with spines up to 1.36 µm long. Laccaria pallidus is characterized by medium-sized greyish-red basidiocarps, and echinulate basidiospores with spines up to 1.9 µm long. Laccaria darjeelingensis is characterized by dull red basidiocarps, and echinulate basidiospores with spines up to 1.27 µm long. Altogether, the study shows that these three Laccaria species are previously unknown to science.

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The sequences generated during the current study are available in the NCBI GenBank. And the material studied in this study is deposited to Calcutta University Herbarium, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, India.

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Acknowledgements

We are very grateful for the facilities the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta provided. Authors are also obliged to the Government of West Bengal Directorate of Forests, and West Bengal Biodiversity Board for their utmost help. A Thapa (UGCRef.No: 600/CSIR –UGC NET JUNE 2017) duly acknowledges the University Grant Commission (UGC) for providing a fellowship during the work tenure.

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This work has been fully funded by University Grant Commission (UGC). UGC Ref. No: 600/CSIR –UGC NET JUNE 2017.

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Thapa, A., Tamang, J. & Acharya, K. Three New Species of Laccaria (Hydnangiaceae) from India (Darjeeling Hills) Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence. Curr Microbiol 81, 79 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-023-03598-1

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