Scientists have discovered a new fungus species, Trichoglossum syamviswanathii, from Kerala. Researchers from the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Botanical Survey of India, and the University of Hyderabad are behind the discovery of the new fungus species.
The species Trichoglossum syamviswanathii is named after renowned scientist and former director of KFRI Syam Viswanath for his contribution to the field of forestry in India.
The new fungus species belongs to the family Geoglossaceae (Ascomycota) and was collected from the moist soil of Bambusetum of the KFRI Field Research Centre, Palappilly, in Thrissur. It is characterised and described based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analyses, said Shambhu Kumar, senior scientist and head of the Forest Pathology Department, KFRI, a member of the research team.
