Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.31, October Suppl Issue, 2025

Page Number: S62-S72

SOME NOTEWORTHY ADDITION TO ORDER APHYLLOPHORALES FROM KOLHAPUR DISTRICT (MS), INDIA

Anjali R. Patil, Yogesh S. Patil and Mrunalini A. Vedpathak

Abstract

During continuation of the mycofloristic surveys of Kolhapur district of Maharastra state, India. Total eleven Aphyllophorales fungi were collected. Of which six species namely, Fuscoporia eucalypti Q. Chen, F. Wu & Y.C. Dai.; Hyphodermella rosae (Bres.) Nakasone; Favolus pseudoemerici J.L. Zhou & B.K. Cui; Hypochnella violacea Auersw. ex J. Schro¨t., Anthoporia albobrunnea (Romell) Karasiñski & Niemelä and Basidiodendron cinereum (Bourdot & Galzin) Luck-Allen were identified as new to India and five species namely, Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill; Cyanosporus subcaesius (A. David) B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai; Botryobasidium robustius Pouzar & Hol.-Jech.; Phylloporia pectinata (Klotzsch) Ryvarden and Physisporinus lineatus (Pers.) F. Wu, Jia J. Chen & Y.C. Dai were identified as new to Maharashtra state. All these species are reported based on material collected from localities in the Kolhapur District (Maharashtra), India. Detail descriptions, photographs and line drawings of the new records from India and Maharashtra state are provided.