Myrmecridiaceae Crous
Myrmecridium banksiae Crous , legitimate, scientific
Crous, P.W., Summerell, B.A., Shivas, R.G. et al. (4 June 2012), Fungal Planet description sheets: 107–127. Persoonia 28: 173 FungI [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Typus. Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Banksia leaf litter (Proteaceae), 1 Aug. 2011, P.W. Crous, holotype CBS H-20967, cultures ex-type CPC 19853, 19852 = CBS 132537 ..."
  • Text: identifier: MB 800388
  • Text: DNA sequence: from culture ex-type: GenBank JX069871 (ITS), JX069855 (LSU)
  • Text: Fungal Planet description sheet 123, with authors indicated as “Crous, P.W. & Groenewald, J.Z.”
  • Etymology: "Named after the host genus from which it was isolated, Banksia."