Volume 25, Issue 75, January - June, 2024

A new geographic record of rare artillery fungus, Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus Vasava, Patel & Rajput, 2020, from Bhilwara District, Rajasthan, India

Anil Sarsavan^1♦, Satish Kumar Sharma²

¹Foundation for Ecological Security, 18, New Ahinsapuri, Opp. Jyoti School, Fatehpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan, PIN-313001, India
²Assistant Conservator of Forests (Retd.), 14-15, Chakriya Amba, Rampura Chouraha, Jhadol Road, Udaipur, Rajasthan, PIN-313004, India

^♦Corresponding Author
Foundation for Ecological Security, 18, New Ahinsapuri, Opp. Jyoti School, Fatehpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan, PIN-313001, India

ABSTRACT

A novel occurrence of the fungal species Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus Vasava, Patel & Rajput, 2020 is documented in Rajpura village, Mandalgarh Tehsil, Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, India. The fungus was grew on a complex mulch substrate of cattle dung, dead twigs, and leaves on July 28, 2023. It is a new geographic record for this rare species. This finding contributes to the understanding of fungal diversity in Rajasthan and India.

Keywords: Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus, Artillery Fungus, New Geographic Record, Rajasthan, India

Species, 2024, 25(75), e30s1683

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e30s1683

Published: 27 June 2024