Laboulbenia quarantenae is a species of ectoparasitic fungi. It is closely related to Laboulbenia vulgaris, but differs enough in its DNA to make it a separate species.[1] The species was discovered in 2020 on its host Bembidion biguttatum, a small ground beetle (Carabidae), in the Botanic Garden Meise.[2][3] It was discovered by Danny Haelewaters and André De Kesel, who named it "quarantenae", as they formally described it during the quarantine measures in their respective countries, the United States and Belgium.[1]
| Laboulbenia quarantenae | |
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| Four mature thalli of Laboulbenia quarantenae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order: | Laboulbeniales |
| Family: | Laboulbeniaceae |
| Genus: | Laboulbenia |
| Species: | L. quarantenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Laboulbenia quarantenae Haelew. & De Kesel (2020)
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See also
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edit- ^ a b "Hoe het coronavirus tot de ontdekking van een nieuwe schimmelsoort leidde". Scientias.nl (in Dutch). 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine". phys.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ Haelewaters, Danny; Kesel, André De (2020-07-30). "Checklist of thallus-forming Laboulbeniomycetes from Belgium and the Netherlands, including Hesperomyces halyziae and Laboulbenia quarantenae spp. nov". MycoKeys. 71: 23–86. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.71.53421. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7410850. PMID 32831551.