How two new fungus species got named after the COVID-19 pandemic
Fungal hairs on a beetle and fake leopard spots on a palm will now forever nod to quarantines
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Named during the pandemic, this new fungal species got a COVID-19–inspired name. Diabolocovida claustri (asexual spores, bottom right) grow on leaves of Florida’s saw palmettos (left) causing spots (top right).
P. Crous et al/Persoonia 2020