Mycetophila fisherae

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Mycetophila fisherae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Tribe: Mycetophilini
Genus: Mycetophila
Species:
M. fisherae
Binomial name
Mycetophila fisherae
(Laffoon, 1957)
Synonyms [1]
  • Fungivora fisherae Laffoon, 1957

Mycetophila fisherae is a species of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] The species was named after Maryland entomologist, bacteriologist, and bryologist Elizabeth Gault Fisher . [5] It is known to emerge from Suillus fungi. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mycetophila fisherae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Mycetophila fisherae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Mycetophila fisherae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Mycetophila fisherae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ↑ Darigo, Carl E. (June 2010). "Elizabeth Gault Fisher—A Maryland Amateur Bryologist" . The Bryologist. 113 (2): 387–388. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-113.2.387. ISSN   0007-2745.
  6. ↑ Wilding, Neil (1989). Insect-fungus interactions : 16 - 17 September 1987 at the Department of Physics Lecture Theatre, Imperial College, London. London: Academic Press. p. 30. ISBN   0-12-751800-2.


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