Lentomitella unipretoriae

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Lentomitella unipretoriae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xenospadicoidales
Family: Xenospadicoidaceae
Genus: Lentomitella
Species:
L. unipretoriae
Binomial name
Lentomitella unipretoriae
M.J. Wingfield, Marincowitz & Crous, 2008

Lentomitella unipretoriae is a fungus that was named after the University of Pretoria. This discovery makes the University of Pretoria the first university in the world with a fungus named after it. [1]

Latin diagnosis

Lentomitellae cirrhosae similis, sed ascosporis maioribus, 8-10(-11) x 4-5 µm, distinguenda. [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2011-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Maestro meets fungi in UP Retrieved June 27, 2011
  2. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=506216 Lentomitella unipretoriae Retrieved June 27, 2011