TY -JOUR
AU -Merin Grace Jiji
AU -Valukattil Ponnachan Thomas
AU -Thundiathu Thomas Binoy
TI -Oedocladium sahyadricum (Chlorophyceae), a new species from Western Ghats, India
PY -2024
DA -2024-05-08
JO -Taiwania
VL -69
IS -2
SP -173
EP -177
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1992
AB -A new edaphic green alga, Oedocladium sahyadricum sp. nov was identified from a natural forest in Kerala, India. In the present study, the new species is described and compared with its related species. The primary distinguishing characteristics of O. sahyadricum include its dioecious and terrestrial nature, superior operculum, ellipsoid oogonium, and oospore. The study highlights the presence of Oedocladium in Kerala and emphasize the need for exploration of soil algae to further understand the diversity of this genus.
DO -10.6165/tai.2024.69.173