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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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Dr. Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS; 26 April 1879 – 2 May 1954 | Prominent Algologists around the World

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Prominent Algologists around the World (Prof. F. E. Fritsch) Prof. Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS; 26 April 1879 – 2 May 1954: was a world-renowned British Phycologist. Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London and also the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. He was Professor and Head of the Botanical Department, Queen Mary College (formerly East London College), University of London. His notable contributions are 1. Two volumes of "The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae" 2. He coined the term "heterotrichous" for special habits found in the selected group of algae and proposed theories arising from it. 3. Founder of Freshwater Biological Association. 4. He mentored Dr. Pringsheim and played a pivotal role in the establishment of the now world-famous "Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa". Our beloved Prof. M. O. P. Iyengar and a father of Indian Algology was PhD student of Prof. Fritsch. Prof...
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