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Neottiosporina ashworthiae Y.P.Tan & R.G.Shivas , legitimate, scientific
Tan, Y.P. & Shivas, R.G. (26 October 2022), Index of Australian Fungi 1: 9 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Australia, Queensland, Wallaman, from Scleria sp. (Cyperaceae), 28 Apr. 2021, Y.P. Tan, K.L. Bransgrove, T.S. Marney, M.J. Ryley, S.M. Thompson (holotype BRIP 72471b preserved in a metabolically inactive state)."
  • Text: DNA sequence: from holotype: GenBank OP599627 (ITS region).
  • Text: identifier: IF 900020
  • Etymology: "Named after Phyllis Ashworth (1902−1996), who was one of Australia’s first medical scientists, specialising in bacteriology (Hammersmith Hospital, London) and biochemistry (St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne). Phyllis Ashworth was a foundation member of the Baker Institute, an internationally renowned medical research facility based in the Melbourne."
AusFungi (2025), AusFungi: - AFL [secondary reference]

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