244 J Mycol Pl Pathol, Vol. 39, No.2, 2009

Hitherto Unreported Pezizales from India

Gh. Hassan Dar, M. A. Beig, Nadeem A. Ganai, Nisar A. Khan and F. A. Ahangar

Division of Plant Pathology, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 191 121 Jammu and Kashmir, India e-mail: ghasandar@gmail.com

Abstract

Five hitherto un-reported macrofungi viz, Sarcoscypha austriaca (Beck.:Sacc.) Boud, Sepultaria sumneriana (Cke.) Mass., Paxina barlae (Boud.) Seaver. Peziza exogelatinosa Hansen & Sandal and Tarzetta catinus (Holmsk.) Korf and Rogers were collected during a survey of mycorrhizae in fir-dominated forests of Kashmir, which are new records from India.

Key words: India, macrofungi, Sarcoscypha austriaca, Sepultaria sumneriana, Paxina barlae, Peziza exogelatinosa, Tarzetta catinus

Citation: Dar GH, Beig MA, Ganai NA, Khan NA and Ahanger FA. 2009. Hitherto unreported pezizales from India. J Mycol Pl Pathol 39(2):244-246.