Why do the scientists feel comfortable with calling the hybrids a new species

1 . They have the potential to interbreed in nature . 2 . They can produce viable offspring if they do interbreed—that is, their offspring are healthy enough to produce offspring of their own . and also its new,

Explanation:

some fungi obtain their nutrients from a living host (plant or animal) and are called most biotrophic fungi have fairly narrow host ranges—they are specialized on a limited called rhizomorphs that allow the fungus to grow from one tree to another. ascospores are formed inside a sac-like structure called an ascus. so your answer is a