Cunninghamellaceae
Absidia urquhartii Idnurm
, legitimate, scientific
[Idnurm, A. (13 February 2025), Absidia urquhartii (Mucoromycota) is a new species that is prevalent in Victoria, Australia. Phytotaxa 687(1)]:
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[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"AUSTRALIA, Victoria, MELU F155166a preserved in the University of Melbourne Herbarium on Whatman filter paper and contains mycelium, sporangia and asexual spores." ... "To create a holotype, a disc of Whatman filter paper was placed on PDA, a strain inoculated in the middle, and after growth for seven days the sample was dried at room temperature using silica beads." ... "Ex-type strains: UoMD23-19 (University of Melbourne) = JMRC:SF015714 (Jena Microbial Resource Collection)."
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identifier: MB 854137
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Cultured from: "A sample of leaf litter, predominantly from Eucalyptus tricarpa, was collected in the Brisbane Ranges National Park
on 17 September, 2023 (37.74061 °S 144.31439 °E; Figure 1A)"
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DNA Sequences: from ex-type culture: GenBank ITS PP973115, PP973118 (LSU), PP973119 (LSU), PRJNA1117230 (Genome).
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Etymology:
"the epithet urquhartii is in acknowledgement of the contributions of Andrew S. Urquhart in the pursuit of discovery of fungal biodiversity in Australia."
[AusFungi (2025), AusFungi]:
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AFL
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