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Oedocladium Sahyadricum

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Oedocladium Sahyadricum

Recently, A New algal speciesOedocladium sahyadricum” discovered in the natural forests of Kumbhavurutty region of Western Ghats in Kollam

About Oedocladium Sahyadricum

  • The name ‘sahyadricum’ refers to the Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri
  • Features :  
    • It is Dioecious (having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.),
    • Terrestrial, having a superior operculum (an operculum is a flap of some type found on algae, fungi, or vascular plants.).
    • It looks like moss protonema, is velvety green but turns yellowish-green as it matures. 
    • Possessing ellipsoid oogonium (large cells that develop a pore in the cell wall that allows flagellated sperm cells to enter the cell.)
    • Oospore (a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere ).

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  • Habitat :
    • The alga was found as a thin mat of elongated strands on damp soil. 
    • Rainy weather is likely needed for its abundant growth.
  • Potential practical applications
    • In medicine, agriculture, and in the production of a natural pigment, astaxanthin. 
    • Algae play a significant role in ecosystems and have enormous economic importance in the world market, from high-value products to wastewater treatment.
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