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First Report of Lepiota bengalensis (Agaricaeae) from India, Validated by Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny

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The present study reports Lepiota bengalensis, originally described from Bangladesh, as a new record for Indian mycobiota. The taxon can be distinguished from similar looking Lepiotas by nrITS phylogenetic analysis. Detailed taxonomic descriptions, field photographs, and microscopic illustrations are provided for the species.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The lab facilities were provided by the Department of Botany at Gauhati University in Assam, India. The present research additionally acknowledges the support of the DST-FIST facility of the Department of Botany at Gauhati University.

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Arun Kumar Dutta received a Research Grant in the form of DST-Inspire Faculty Fellowship Award (DST/INSPIRE/04/2018/001906, dated July 24, 2018) from the Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.

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    Mousumi Talukdar, Pinaki Chattopadhyay & Arun Kumar Dutta

  2. Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 700019, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Mousumi Talukdar, Chattopadhyay, P., Acharya, K. et al. First Report of Lepiota bengalensis (Agaricaeae) from India, Validated by Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 50, 876–883 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106235902360201X

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