| Name | Novak, Robert O. & Backus, M. P. |
| Agent type | Team/Group |
| First date flourished | 1963 |
| ASA Botanist ID | 191415 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/99d06147-4939-4005-ba80-d6c22e0046fd |
| Author name | R. O. Novak & Backus |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | R. O. Novak & Backus |
| Standard/Label Name | R. O. Novak & M. P. Backus |
| Full Name | Novak, Robert O. & Backus, M. P. |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Citation as Author | Mycotypha africana R.O. Novak & Backus Mycologia [Official Organ of the Mycological Society of America] |
| Team Members: | Novak, Robert O. Backus, Myron Port |