Ascosphaera torchioi sp. nov., a pathogen of Osmia lignaria propinqua cresson (hymenoptera)

Mycotaxon

Volumn 77, Issue , 2001, Pages 7-13

  Youssef, Nabil N ^a   McManus, William R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Ascosphaera torchioi sp. nov.; Ascosphaeraceae; Chalkbrood disease; Osmia lignaria propinqua

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041077787     PISSN: 00934666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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