Mycetophila fisherae

Mycetophila fisherae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Tribe: Mycetophilini
Genus: Mycetophila
Species:
M. fisherae
Binomial name
Mycetophila fisherae
(Laffoon, 1957)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fungivora fisherae Laffoon, 1957

Mycetophila fisherae is a species of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae.[1][2][3][4] The species was named after Maryland entomologist, bacteriologist, and bryologist Elizabeth Gault Fisher.[5] It is known to emerge from Suillus fungi. [6]

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  5. ^ Darigo, Carl E. (June 2010). "Elizabeth Gault Fisher—A Maryland Amateur Bryologist". The Bryologist. 113 (2): 387–388. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-113.2.387. ISSN 0007-2745.
  6. ^ Wilding, Neil (1989). Insect-fungus interactions : 16 - 17 September 1987 at the Department of Physics Lecture Theatre, Imperial College, London. London: Academic Press. p. 30. ISBN 0-12-751800-2.