| Name | Backus, Myron Port |
| Date of birth | 1908 |
| Date of death | 1988 |
| Remarks | Charter member of the Mycological Society of America [collector note: Wisconsin; WIS] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 173899 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/550b6306-edc6-4d28-b7b6-5fcb19cdb6d1 |
| Variant name | M. P. Backus |
| Author name | Backus |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Backus |
| Standard/Label Name | M. P. Backus |
| Full Name | Backus, Myron Port |
| Geography Collector | United States of America |
| Specialty Author | FungiAndLichens |
| Specialty Collector | Fungi |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Example of name published: Penicillium pinetorum M. Chr. & Backus 1962 |
| Citation as Collector | specimen (FH) Puccinia malvacearum |
| Citation as Author | Biographic details Phytopathology. [American Phytopathological Society]. Ithaca |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by M. P. Backus |
| Collections in | 1940 (1), 1941 (3) |
| Collector Teams: | R. O. Novak & M. P. Backus |
| Author Teams: | R. O. Novak & Backus |