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Neosporidesmium appendiculatus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the specimens collected on the dead twigs of Ficus religiosa in northern India. It differs from the other described species of Neosporidesmium in characteristic appendaged conidia. A synoptic morphological analysis of all species of Neosporidesmium is also provided.
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The authors are thankful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, for financial assistance (vide letter No. 14/26/2008–ERS/RE dt. 06. 07. 2010), and to UGC (SAP, DRS III) and the chairperson of the Department of Botany, Panjab University, for providing infrastructure and laboratory facilities.
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Prasher, I.B., Verma, R.K. Neosporidesmium appendiculatus sp. nov. from North–Western India. Mycol Progress 14, 87 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-015-1112-5
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