G. aff. albonigrum (Geastraceae, Agaricomycetes): A new earthstar fungus from India
Vineet Vishal1, 2, Somnath Singh Munda2, Julieth O. Sousa3, Geetanjali Singh2 and Shalini Lal2*
1Department of Botany, Bangabasi Evening College, Kolkata-700009 (India) 2Departments of Botany, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi-834008(India) 3Departamento de Botânica e Zoologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, PO Box 1524, Natal / RN (Brazil) *Corresponding Author Email ID- shalini.kumari@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
G. aff. albonigrum was found growing solitary or in cluster either fully or partially buried on lateritic soil in the dry deciduous Shorea forests. The fresh and dry fruiting bodies were collected and studied. The diagnostics characteristics for this new record is the hirsute ephemeral mycelial layer, non-delimited and fibrillose peristome, dark brownish endoperidium with single large robust rhizomorph attached at the base of the fruitbodies. Species description, images of basidiomes, SEM images of basidiospore are provided.