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A New Species of Actinotaenium (Desmidiaceae, Desmidiales) from Eastern Himalayas, India, with a Note on Its Reproduction

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A new species, i.e. Actinotaenium himalayanum, is described from a moist cemented wall from eastern Himalayas, India. The taxon is not only having morphological peculiarities, but also showed interesting features during its process of asexual reproduction.

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We are grateful to the authorities of Department of Botany, Sikkim University, Gangtok, India, and Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata for providing laboratory facilities. We are also thankful to Dr. Lubomir Kovacik, Department of Botany, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and Dr. Jan Šťastný, Department of Botany, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic for providing useful suggestions and literature.

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  1. Department of Botany, School of Life Science, Sikkim University, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India

    Deepak Chettri

  2. Department of Botany, Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal, 722102, India

    Debjyoti Das

  3. Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal, 711103, India

    Sudipta Kumar Das

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Chettri, D., Das, D. & Das, S.K. A New Species of Actinotaenium (Desmidiaceae, Desmidiales) from Eastern Himalayas, India, with a Note on Its Reproduction. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 667–671 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-020-00925-z

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