Plectania milleri

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Plectania milleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcosomataceae
Genus: Plectania
Species:
P. milleri
Binomial name
Plectania milleri
Paden & Tylutki (1969)

Plectania milleri is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. Found in western North America, it was described as new to science in 1969. It is named in honor of mycologist Orson K. Miller. [1]

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References

  1. Paden JW, Tylutki EE. (1969). "Idaho Discomycetes. II". Mycologia. 61 (4): 683–93. doi:10.2307/3757460. JSTOR   3757460.