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 .