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Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-02
Page range: 193–202
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Two new species of Dictyosporium from India

Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
hyphomycetes systematics taxonomy

Abstract

Two species of Dictyosporium were collected from forests of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dictyosporium indicum sp. nov. and D. hydei sp. nov., found on a dead petiole of Phoenix rupicola and bark of Tecoma stans, respectively, are described and illustrated. The former species is characterized by conidia with sub-apical appendages while the latter has supra-basal conidial appendages. A synopsis of the genus is also provided.