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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...

Dr. Souvik Mitra, Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S) & Head, PG Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling - 734101, West Bengal, India.

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 Dr. Souvik Mitra Designation: Assistant Professor in Botany, West Bengal Education Service, Government of West Bengal Affiliation: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling- 734101, State- West Bengal, India. Education:  Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Botany from University of Calcutta (Year of passing- 2009)  Ph.D. in Botany from University of Calcutta (Year of award- 2016). Topic: Studies on lipid profile of some genera under Bryophyta of Eastern Himalaya. Areas of research:  Analysis of lipid classes, fatty acids including fatty acid derived metabolites of oxylipin pathway and their biological significance.  Chemical investigation on rare acetylenic fatty acids in mosses and to decipher their biosynthetic pathway and biological significance.  Metabolomic studies of ethno-medicinally important mosses including extraction of volatiles by recent techniques such as sample enrichment probe (SEP), solid phase microextraction (...

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