Itanagar, Jan. 10 -- In a significant addition to the state's biodiversity records, a small saprophytic mushroom identified as Parasola plicatilis (Curtis) Redhead, Vilgalys & Hopple, commonly known as the Pleated Inkcap, has been documented for the first time from Arunachal Pradesh.
The mushroom was observed at the experimental farm of ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longding.
The specimens were initially noticed and collected by Tilling Tayo, Assistant Chief Technical Officer (Animal Science).
The field observation and photographic documentation were subsequently communicated to Deep Narayan Mishra, Subject Matter Specialist (Plant Pathology), who confirmed the species based on distinctive morphological features such as a strongly ple...