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Unveiling a Hidden Gem: The Discovery of a New Freshwater Red Algal Species (Sheathia meghalayensis Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026) in Meghalaya, India by Botanical Survey of India

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The Discovery of Sheathia meghalayensis   Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026 The world of phycology—the study of algae—just got a little more fascinating. While marine red algae dominate our coastal vocabulary, their freshwater counterparts, the Rhodophyta, represent an ancient and highly specialized evolutionary lineage. (Photo credit: Dr. U Elaya Perumal, Botanical Survey of India) In a paper published in Current Science , researchers U. Elaya Perumal and M. Palanisamy from the Botanical Survey of India announced a major taxonomic breakthrough: the discovery of a distinct, critically endangered freshwater red alga named Sheathia meghalayensis  Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026 . (Photo credit: Dr. U Elaya Perumal, Botanical Survey of India) The Background: Filling a Critical Gap in India’s Biodiversity Northeastern India is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot, yet its freshwater macroalgae have historically lagged behind marine species in documentation. Prior su...
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Morphology amd Life History of a new species of Batrachospermum from Kas Maharashtra 1980 by Prof B B Chaugule

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 This article presents an account of reproduction and life history of Batrachospermum balakrishnanii sp. nov. from Kas, District Satara, Maharashtra. This species belongs to the section Contorta.  Published in M V M Patrika Vol 15 issue 1 pages 1-8 1980
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Location: Ganeshkhind Rd, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
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Morphology and Life History of Batrachospermum kylinii sp. nov. by Prof M S Balakrishnan and Prof B B Chaugule

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 The article describes the Morphology and Life History of  Batrachospermum kylinii sp. nov. from Matheran, Maharashtra. This species belongs to the section Contorta of the Genus Batrachospermum.  
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Location: Ganeshkhind Rd, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
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Elimination cells in the Batrachospermaceae by M S Balakrishnan and B B Chaugule

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The first observation of Elimination cells in Members of Batrachospermaceae was observed and published by Prof. M S Balakrishnan and Prof B B Chaugule in 1975. Due to one or another reason this communication was not reached globally and their detailed article published in 1980 which got a higher impact globally and also at the same time 1979 Stotsch and Theil published the same observation and which got higher impacts. Here is the first communication of Prof M S Balakrishnan and Prof B B Chaugule which was published in Current Science as letters to the Editor.  
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Cytology and Life History of Batrachospermum mahabaleshwarensis M.S.Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule 1980 Full article

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Cytology and Life History of Batrachospermum mahabaleshwarensis M.S.Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule 1980    Article published in Cryptogamie: algologie  The important finding in the Life-history of Batrachospermum was discovered by Prof. M.S. Balakrishnan & Prof. B. B. Chaugule. The life history of the freshwater red algae Batrochospermum with the support of Cytology is discussed in great detail in this article... Detailed morphological and cytological studies by Balakrishnan  &  Chaugule were made for  Batrachospermum species to elucidate the life history  “telescoping of the three phases into a  single composite entity”  and locating the precise site of meiosis.   The current system of Classification considers this alga as Kumanoa mahabaleshwarensis (M.S.Balakrishnan & B.B.Chaugule) E.K.Ganesan & J.A.West. Classification: Empire Eukaryota Kingdom Plantae Subkingdom Biliphyta Phylum Rhodophyta Subphylum Eurhodophyti...
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