Research Article | Published: 22 March 2017

Eight Coprinoid Macromycetes (Agaricaceae & Psathyrellaceae) from Trans-Himalayan Region of  Ladakh (J&K), India

Konchok  Dorjey, Sanjeev Kumar and Yash Pal Sharma

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 40 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 47-61 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-N1Y1HO | Cite this article

Abstract

Eight coprinoid macrofungi representing three genera (Coprinus, Coprinellus and Coprinopsis) collected between 2012 to 2014 from various altitudinal locations of Ladakh have been studied.These include two Coprinus (C. comatus and C. quadrifidus), three Coprinellus (C. disseminatus, C. micaceus and C. truncorum) and three Coprinopsis (C. atramentarea, C. lagopus and C. picacea) species which were recorded for the first time from Ladakh region Jammu and Kashmir State. In the present paper, all the eight taxa have been described and illustrated with field photograph and camera lucida drawings. A taxonomic key for identification of all these species has also been incorporated.

Keywords

Taxonomy, Coprinoid, Macrofungi, Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya

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Dorjey, K., Kumar, S. and Sharma, Y.P., 2017. Eight Coprinoid Macromycetes (Agaricaceae & Psathyrellaceae) from Trans-Himalayan Region of  Ladakh (J&K), India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 40(1), pp.47-61. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2017-N1Y1HO

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Manuscript Published on 22 March 2017

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