BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 3

Myxomycetes of Maharashtra (India) I: Genus Diderma pers.

  • Author:
  • G. T. Kharat
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 133 to 137

Department of Botany, Moreshwar Arts, Science & Commerce College, Bhokardan, Dist. Jalna (M.S) 431114

Online published on 14 November, 2019.

Abstract

During floristic study of Myxomycetes from Nashik, Dhulia, Aurangabad, Kolhapur and Bhandara regions of Maharashtra, author come across a number of myxomycetes species. Among them the genus Diderma Pers. has been found to be representative of six species i.e. Diderma corrubrum Macbr., D. effusum (Schw.) Morgan, D. farrianum sp. nov., D. hemisphaericum (Bull.) Hernem., Diderma platycarpum Nann-Brem., Diderma rimosum U. Eliass & nann.-Brem. Out of these, D. farrianum sp. nov. is new to science and D. rimosum U. Eliass & nann.-Brem., are new records to India.

Keywords

Diderma, Slime-moulds, Myxomycetes