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Gerhardtia foliicola (Agaricales), a New Record of Gilled Fungi from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Analyses

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The study sample was collected during a field survey done in the year 2019 from Darjeeling hills, India. A detailed morphological description along with field images and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analyses suggested that the collected specimen is Gerhardtia foliicola. It is well characterized by its reddish brown and hygrophanous pileus, densely crowded lamellae, irregular ellipsoid basidiospores and its occurrence on leaf litter and humus in broadleaf or coniferous forests.

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Authors appreciate all the help provided by the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, West Bengal Biodiversity Board, and West Bengal Forest Department. A. Thapa (UGC Ref. no. 600/CSIR–UGC NET JUNE 2017) duly acknowledges University Grant Commission (UGC) for the work funds.

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    Alisha Thapa,  Juna Tamang & Krishnendu Acharya

  2. Department of Botany, Bangabasi Evening College, 19, Raj Kumar Chakraborty Ln, Baithakkhana, 700009, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Juna Tamang

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Alisha Thapa, Juna Tamang & Acharya, K. Gerhardtia foliicola (Agaricales), a New Record of Gilled Fungi from India Based on Morphological and Molecular Analyses. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023606298

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