Backusella westeae

Backusella westeae is a species of zygote fungus in the order Mucorales. It was described by Andrew S. Urquhart and James K. Douch in 2020. The specific epithet is in honour of mycologist Gretna Margaret Weste. The type locality is Tarra-Bulga National Park, Australia, from which the type specimen was inadvertently isolated from a Laccaria basidiome.[1]

Backusella westeae
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B. westeae
Binomial name
Backusella westeae
Urquhart & Douch

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References

  1. Urquhart A. S., Douch J. K., Heafield T. A., Buddie A. G., Idnurm A. (21 September 2020). "Diversity of Backusella (Mucoromycotina) in south-eastern Australia revealed through polyphasic taxonomy". Persoonia. 46: 1–25.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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