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References
- ↑ Thaxter R. (1908). "Contribution towards a monograph of the Laboulbeniaceae. Part II". Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 13: 217–469 (see p. 431).
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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