Lentomitella unipretoriae explained

Lentomitella unipretoriae is a fungus that was named after the University of Pretoria. This discovery makes the University of Pretoria the first university in the world with a fungus named after it.^[1]

Latin diagnosis

Latin: Lentomitellae cirrhosae similis, sed ascosporis maioribus, 8-10(-11) x 4-5 µm, distinguenda.^[2]

References

• Book: Seonju Marincowicz . Pedro W. Crous . Johannes Z. Groenewald . Michael J. Wingfield . 2008 . Microfungi Occurring on the Proteaceae in the Fynbos . . CBS Biodiversity Series No. 7 . 978-90-70351-71-7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930141017/http://web.up.ac.za/emagazine/tukkie/volume16/files/2421%20tukkie%20med%20res.pdf . 2012-09-30 . Maestro meets fungi in UP Retrieved June 27, 2011
2. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=506216 Lentomitella unipretoriae Retrieved June 27, 2011