Two Ceratosporella (Fungi: Ascomycota) species from oak leaf litter in Almora, Uttarakhand, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8591.16.1.24463-24468Keywords:
Anamorphic fungi, biodiversity, Binser forest, cellotape technique, hyphomycetes, Quercus, saprobic, taxonomyAbstract
Two species of Ceratosporella collected on leaf litter of Mohru Oak Quercus floribunda in Uttarakhand, India, are described herein and compared with closely allied species. They are Ceratosporella deviata and Ceratosporella cheiroidea. Among them, C. cheiroidea is newly recorded from India. Morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comments are provided for the aforementioned species.
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