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Volume 63, Issue 2, December 2021

Articles

Flintiella sanguinaria F. D. Ott (Porphyridiales, Rhodophyta) New to India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/164974

Published 2021-12-31

  • Ratul Bhattacharjee
    • ,
  • Jay Mal
    • ,
  • Jai Prakash Keshri

Ratul Bhattacharjee
Phycology Laboratory, CAS In Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, West Bengal - 713104

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

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

Abstract

A rare freshwater unicellular red alga Flintiella sanguinaria F. D. Ott has been reported for the first time from India. It is a monotypic taxon and a rare alga. The alga was found growing as powdery covering on moist burnt soil of a damp paddy field from Rajhat, Chinsurah, West Bengal and collected in the month of January. It has been reported from very few localities of the world. Probably, this is the first report of the genus and species from the Asian subcontinent.

Keywords

Asian Subcontinent, Flintiella sanguinaria, First Report, Freshwater Red Alga, Porphyridiales, West Bengal, India.

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