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    • Figure 1.  Cyathus striatus (ARFR-151). a, b Basidiomata. c Endoperidium. d Exoperidium. e Immature basidia. f Stipe associated hyphae. g Stipe section. h-j Peridial layers. k Peridioles with funiculi. l, m Cross section of peridiole. n Funiculus hyphae. o Sub-cortex section of peridiole. p-q Basidiospores. r Basidiospores. Scale bar: c, g = 3000 μm, d-e = 2000 μm, l-m = 40 μm.

    • Name of the species Substratum Site Reference
      Crucibulum laeve* (Huds.) Kambly 1936. Unknown Unknown Das & Zhao (2012)
      C. vulgare Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Unknown Nilgiris (Tamila Nadu) Butler & Bisby (1931)
      Cyathus. Colensoi* Berk. 1855. Dead twigs and soil Shimla hills (Himachal Pradesh), Siliguri (West Bengal), Phey village (Leh, Ladakh) Yangdol et al. (2018)
      C. ellipsoideus H.J. Brodie 1974. Unknown Chikmaglur (Karnataka) Sharma (2016)
      C. gracilis* H.J. Brodie 1973. Twigs Sevoke (Siliguri, West Bengal) Sharma (2016)
      C. griseocarpus* Brodie & B.M. Sharma 1980. Dead twigs and soil Ukhrul (Manipur) Brodie & Sharma (1980)
      C. hookeri* Berk. 1854. Unknown Kollong rock (Khashia hills, Meghalaya) Sharma (2016)
      C. intermedius* Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Unknown Sibpur (near Calcutta, West Bengal), Manali (Himachal Pradesh) Sharma (2016)
      C. limbatus* Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Dead wood Nongpoh (Khasi hills, Meghalaya) Góis et al. (2020)
      C. microsporus Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Unknown Khasi hills (Meghalaya) Sharma (2016)
      C. novae-zelandiae Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Dead wooden log Jatinga (Haflong, N.C. Hills, Assam) Sharma (2016)
      C. olla* (Batsch) Pers. 1801. Unknown Ladakh Dorjey et al. (2013)
      C. poeppigii* Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Soil and twigs Bomdila & Nichifu (West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh) Das & Zhao (2012)
      C. renweii* T.X. Zhou & R.L. Zhao 2004. Unknown Basgo (Leh, Ladakh) Yangdol et al. (2018)
      C. stercoreus* (Schwein.) De Toni 1888. Soil and wild animal dung Khasi hills (Meghalaya), Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (Sagai, Gujarat) Patel et al. (2018)
      C. striatus* (Huds.) Willd. 1787. Soil and twigs Darjeelin, (West Bengal) Emchi (Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh) This study
      C. thindii K. Das, Hembrom, A. Parihar & R.L. Zhao 2015. Unknown A.J.C Bose College (Howrah, West Bengal) Cruz (2017)
      C. triplex* Lloyd 1906. Soil and twigs Baramulah (Agartala, Tripura) Sharma (2016)
      C. montagnei* Tul. & C. Tul. 1844. Unknown Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Sharma (2016)
      Nidula candida* Peck 1893. Dead twigs of Abies densa Between Hilley and Barsey (Sikkim) Das & Zhao (2012)
      N. emodensis (Berk.) Lloyd 1906. Dead wood Lachen (Sikkim) Butler & Bisby (1931)
      N. shingbaensis* K. Das & R.L. Zhao 2013. Dead twigs of Abies densa Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary, (North District, Sikkim) Das & Zhao (2013)
      Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus* AM Vasava, RS Patel & KS Rajput 2020. Cow dung Ajwa Road (Vadodara, Gujarat) Vasava et al. (2020)
      S. stellatus* Tode 1790. Dead moss Botanic garden (Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh) Butler & Bisby (1931)
      Note: Bold letters indicate new species, * Indicates molecular data available, Name of the province (State) of India has been put within bracket.

      Table 1.  Checklist of Bird's nest fungi of India