Acremonium isabellae explained

Acremonium isabellae is a species of fungus in the genus Acremonium.[1] It was discovered at Rowlands Creek near Uki in NE New South Wales in 2023 on the body of a dead spider being consumed by an entomopathogenic fungi. Citizen scientist Isabella Teal discovered the fungus while collecting samples of spider-eating fungi with her father[2] [3] and it was subsequently named after her. It was first described along with other microfungi in the 11 September 2023, Index of Australian Fungi.[4] The sample this fungi was identified on, can be seen arriving at the lab in the upcoming documentary Follow the Rain.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acremonium isabellae . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 18 October 2023.
  2. News: Ross . Hannah . Citizen scientist unearths 'layer of weird' by discovering new mould species in NSW . ABC News . 28 December 2022 . en-AU.
  3. Tan . Y.P. . Bishop-Hurley . S.L. . Shivas . R.G. . Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436–1477 . Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi . 31 December 2022 . 49 . 1 . 261–350 . 10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.08 . 255034925 . 0031-5850. free . 38234383 . 10792226 . 10072/424515 . free .
  4. Book: Tan . Y.P. . Shivas . R.G. . Index of Australian Fungi no. 15 . 11 September 2023 . 5 . 10.5281/zenodo.8327643 . 978-0-6458841-4-2.
  5. News: Murray . Madeleine . Uki local finds new fungi . Tweed Valley Weekly . 26 January 2023 . 24 . en.

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