The karyological phenomena in many Hymenomycetes have already been reported (OLIVE 1953) but investigations of this nature in India are so far very few (BosE 1937, BANERJEE et al. 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961). It is, therefore, worthwhile to study the karyological conditions in the life-cycle of Flammula dilepis B. & Br., a brown-spored member of the family Agaricaceae of which nothing so far is known as to its nuclear behaviour.

S BANERJEE

B NANDI

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Contribution to the Cytology of Hymenomycetes. VI. Karyological Studies in Flammula Dilepis B. & Br.

Caryologia

A knowledge of the karyological phenomena in the life-cycle of a Hymenomycetes is undoubtedly essential in understanding its biology properly. A critical review on the subject has already been made by OLIVE (1953) where it will be evident that a major part of the work has been done on Agaricaceae. Recently BolDIN ( 1954) has further supplemented our knowledge on this line of research in some Hydnaceae and Thelephoraceae. In India, it was BosE (1937) who first takled the problem and worked on the basidial cytology of eleven species of Polyporaceae. Following his lead, BANERJEE and his coworkers (1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962) have added informations on the karyological phenomena in some species of Polyporaceae, Thelephoraceae and Agaricaceae during recent years. With a view to add further contribution along this line, the authors have selected Fames lividus Kalchbr., a resupinate member of the family Polyporaceae of which any information as to its nuclear behaviour is lacking.

Journal	Caryologia
Publisher	-
ISSN	0008-7114