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Physcia dilatata Nyl. (Lichenized Fungi, Physciaceae); A New Host of Bipolaris australiensis (M.B. Ellis) Tsuda & Ueyama from Kumaun Himalaya, India

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Bipolaris australiensis (M.B. Ellis) Tsuda & Ueyama was isolated from fresh and healthy thallus of foliose lichen Physcia dilatata Nyl. (lichenized Ascomycota), collected from Syahi Devi forest, Almora district, Uttarakhand. The paper reports its occurrence as a true endolichenic fungus for the first time across the world.

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The authors are thankful to the University Grants Commission for providing financial assistance and to the Head, Dept. of Botany, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora for providing laboratory facilities.

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  1. Lichenology Division, Department of Botany, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora, 263601, Uttarakhand, India

    Manish Tripathi & Yogesh Joshi

  2. Mycology Division, Department of Botany, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora, 263601, Uttarakhand, India

    Ramesh Chandra Gupta

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Tripathi, M., Gupta, R.C. & Joshi, Y. Physcia dilatata Nyl. (Lichenized Fungi, Physciaceae); A New Host of Bipolaris australiensis (M.B. Ellis) Tsuda & Ueyama from Kumaun Himalaya, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 37, 477–479 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0271-2

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