CONTRIBUTION TO THE DESMID FLORA OF INDIA. II : GENUS CYLINDROCYSTIS MENEGHINI FROM WEST BENGAL
PRASANT MALLICK *
Raja Rammahun Roy Mahavidyalaya , Radhanagar -712406, Hooghly, West Bengal
JAI PRAKASH KESARI *
Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan ( CAS), Burdwan , Golapbag -713104, West Bengal.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present communication deals with nine taxa of Cylindrocystis Meneghini. Seven taxa viz. C. brebissonii Meneghini var. brebissonii, C. crassa de Bary var. crassa, C. brebissonii var. jenneri (Ralfs) Reinsch & Kirchner , C. brebissonii var. turgida Schmidle , C. crassa var. elliptica West & West , C. cyanosperma Lagerh. , C. obesa West & West are reported for the first time from West Bengal, the last two being recorded probably for the first time from India. Two taxa viz. C. brebissonii var. turgida f. indica f. nov. and . C. crassa var. crassa f. minor f. nov.are proposed as new to science.
Keywords: Cylindrocystis, Desmid,, India, West Bengal