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New records of Cyanobacterial morphotypes with Leptolyngbya indica sp. nov. from terrestrial biofilms of the Lower Gangetic Plain, India
- 1. Integrative Taxonomy and Microbial Ecology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur-741246, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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Debnath, Manojit, Singh, Tarkeshwar, Bhadury, Punyasloke (2017): New records of Cyanobacterial morphotypes with Leptolyngbya indica sp. nov. from terrestrial biofilms of the Lower Gangetic Plain, India. Phytotaxa 316 (2): 101-120, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.316.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.316.2.1
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