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Backusella westeae

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Backusella westeae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Mucoromycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Backusellaceae
Genus: Backusella
Species:
B. westeae
Binomial name
Backusella westeae
Urquhart & Douch

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]

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  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. doi:10.3767/persoonia.2021.46.01. PMC 9311390. PMID 35935894.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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