Tamdi Surla, Goa — India’s Western Ghats are no strangers to bioluminescence — but almost all of it, until now, has come from fungi, not animals. A recent sighting from the Tamdi Surla forests in Goa’s Western Ghats foothills may change that picture, with the documentation of glowing insect larvae identified as belonging to the
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Globally ethnomycology dates to days of mankind’s’ hunting and food gathering period. No new knowledge in ethnomycology has been created in past three thousand years. Fundamental principle of ethnomycology is respect for and sustainable use of fungal resources without destroying habitat and diversity of species exploited. This principle no longer works in materialistic Goa with
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Monsoon in Goa brings with it bounties of intellectual and scientific interest. This is a story of accidental discovery of a new mushroom species in Goa University campus which we have named Xerula goanensis. A paper is under preparation for publication in scientific journal after some tests are completed. The world authority on species of
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This is the list of all known Termitomyces species in the world which are included in a big family of identical looking mushrooms known as Lyophyllaceae. There are 68 distinct species and 36 subspecies total 104. A few are not in this list so actual number may be 120-150. It takes many months to add
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Forest ticks are found on forest floor. They inhabit the leaf litter. Tick borne viruses like KFDV are dangerous. Termites from forest roens or termite hills forage on this leaf litter infested with ticks. Inside this litter is converted into a compost called Fungus Comb or Olamo. The ticks are destroyed in the biodegradation process
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