Environment and Ecology
Sheathia rosemalayensis
▪ In a recent discovery, researchers recently identified a new species of freshwater algae named ‘Sheathia rosemalayensis’, in Rosemala, located in Kollam district, Kerala.
▪ It was discovered in Rosemala, located in THE western ghats of Kerala, and has been named after the place where it was found.
▪ This discovery is crucial because Sheathia species are extremely rare in India. Before this, only one other species was reported from the Himalayas.
