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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...

Three new species of Diatoms have been described from Indian subcontinent by Dr. Karthick and team | A short note on recent algal new species publication

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Original article title:  Description and phylogenetic position of three new species of Stauroneis Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyceae: Stauroneidaceae) from the Indian Subcontinent The article is written by Neha Wadmare, Abhishek Baghela, John Patrick Kociolek & Balasubramanian Karthick in European Journal of Phycology . (Source: European Journal of Phycology) In the introduction, the authors have given details on Diatom first and then about the genus Stauroneis Ehrenberg. They also described some morphological, taxonomic, and diversity data regarding Stauroneis species. In Materials and Methods, they have given detailed information regarding sample collection and also they analyzed physicochemical parameter of the habitat water. Also, they have given details regarding Microscopic observation, culture development methods, DNA isolation, amplification and purification methods, the last part of materials and methods covers the details regarding the phylogenetic analysis. In this ...

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