Martha Jane Powell, 27 January 1948–20 June 2023: Distinguished chytrid taxonomist and mentor

2024/04/16 by William J. Davis · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Plant and animal studies #Protist diversity and phylogeny

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00275514.2024.2335863

openalex publication_date 2024/04/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

Dr. Martha Jane Powell (Figure 1) was born to John James Powell and Martha Lee Powell in North Carolina and spent most of her life studying chytrid fungi and mentoring students to do the same. She ...

Citations

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