Mycetophila fisherae

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]

Mycetophila fisherae
Scientific 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

References

1. "Mycetophila fisherae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "Mycetophila fisherae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
3. "Mycetophila fisherae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
4. "Mycetophila fisherae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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.