Fitzpatrickella operculata

Fitzpatrickella operculata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Coryneliales
Family: Coryneliaceae
Genus: Fitzpatrickella
Benny, Samuelson & Kimbr. (1985)
Species:
F. operculata
Binomial name
Fitzpatrickella operculata
Benny, Samuelson & Kimbr. (1985)

Fitzpatrickella operculata is an ascomycete species of fungus from the order Coryneliales. It grows exclusively on the fruits of the Drimys genus of flowering plants on the Juan Fernández Islands. This fungus was named after Harry Morton Fitzpatrick, a mycologist involved in the study of Coryneliales. It is the only species in the genus Fitzpatrickella .

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