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Volume 62, Issue 2, December 2020

Articles

Observations on Nostochopsis lobata (Cyanoprokaryota; Nostocales; Nostochopsidaceae) in Eastern India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v62/2020/155698

Published 2020-12-31

  • Jay Mal
    • ,
  • Narendra Nath Koley
    • ,
  • Jai Prakash Keshri

Jay Mal
Phycology Laboratory, CAS In Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, 713104, West Bengal

Narendra Nath Koley
Phycology Laboratory, CAS In Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, 713104, West Bengal

Jai Prakash Keshri
Phycology Laboratory, CAS In Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, 713104, West Bengal

Abstract

Nostochopsis Wood ex Bornet et Flahault is an uncommon genus with a tropical/pantropical in distribution. The present paper deals first report of N. lobata Wood ex Bornet et Flahault 1886 from Dooars region of West Bengal along with its detailed morphology and an illustration. Observation on various types of heterocysts in its natural form and their importance in context to the edible value have also been highlighted.

Keywords

Distribution, Dooars, Eastern Himalayas, New Record, Nostochopsis lobata.

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Author Biography

Jai Prakash Keshri

Pofessor in Botany

CAS in Botany
The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan
West Bengal, India

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