A REAPPRAISAL OF THE FUNGUS GENUS PHALANGISPORA WITH THE REDISCOVERY OF P. BHARATHENSIS ON LEAF LITTER OF MANGIFERA INDICA FROM THE NORTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA.

The article discusses the fungus genus Phalangispora with rediscovery of P. Bharathensis on leaf litter of Mangiefera indica in Western Ghats, India. It states that the genus is a unique setose sporodochial hyphomycete that produces hyaline smooth and unicellular conidia connected by narrow isthmi in branched chains. It mentions that the fungus is semi-aquatic that grows in decaying leaves.