This note reports the first occurrence of Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus from Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. Commonly known as shotgun or artillery fungus, Sphaerobolus species are globally recognized for their unique spore discharge mechanism and their association with decaying organic matter. The specimen was observed on decomposing cattle dung near the Kalapani village (23.083004, 77.394634). This discovery adds to the known distribution of the species in India and addition in to Madhya Pradesh biodiversity and highlights the ecological significance of semi-natural habitats and dung-based microhabitats in fungal diversity.

This note reports the first occurrence of Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus from Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. Commonly known as shotgun or artillery fungus, Sphaerobolus species are globally recognized for their unique spore discharge mechanism and their association with decaying organic matter. The specimen was observed on decomposing cattle dung near the Kalapani village (23.083004, 77.394634). This discovery adds to the known distribution of the species in India and addition in to Madhya Pradesh biodiversity and highlights the ecological significance of semi-natural habitats and dung-based microhabitats in fungal diversity.

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Pawar M, Sarsavan A. 2025. Ecological Note on Sphaerobolus jaysukhianus (Vasava, Patel & Rajput, 2020): First Report from Bhopal District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Journal on New Biological Reports 14 (1): 28 – 30.