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Line drawings of Trentepohlia keralensis sp. nov. (A) Thallus with many vegetative fi laments; (B) A series of upright vegetative fi laments with hyaline hook on apical cells, (C) Erect fi laments with series of intercalary sporangia; (D) Prostrate fi lament with a large globose sporangia and hyaline hook on terminal cells; (E) Dichotomy showing several intercalary sporangia; (F) A single large oval sporangium on apical cell; (G-I) Filaments with different form of sporangia; (J) Thalli with prostrate and erect fi laments bearing intercalary sporangia. Scale bars: (A) 50 μm, (B-C) 30 μm, (D-J) 20 μm.
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Trentepohlia keralensis sp. nov has been investigated and recorded as new to science. In the present study, this corticolous alga was found on the tree bark of Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden. The specimen was terrestrial in nature and able to withstand cold dry winter. The species is found to be new due to its small cell size, hook-like hyali...
