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Backusella dispersa

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Backusella dispersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Mucoromycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Backusellaceae
Genus: Backusella
Species:
B. dispersa
Binomial name
Backusella dispersa
(Hagem) Urquhart & Douch
Synonyms
  • Mucor dispersus Hagem – basionym

Backusella dispersa is a species of zygote fungus in the order Mucorales. It was originally described in 1910 by Hagem as Mucor dispersus, but in 2020 it was combined by Andrew S. Urquhart and James K. Douch into the genus Backusella, making the new combination B. dispersa.[1]

References

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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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