Absidia
Absidia | |
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Mature, blue-stained sporangium of an Absidia mold viewed with a light microscope | |
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Kingdom: | Fungi
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Class: | Zygomycetes
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Genus: | Absidia Tiegh. (1878)
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Type species | |
Absidia reflexa | |
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Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1] Absidia species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause phycomycosis.[2]
Taxonomy[]
The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.[1][3]
Species[]
The genus includes the following species:
Synonyms[]
Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.
References[]
- ^ a b Kirk, Paul. "Absidia". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ Concise medical dictionary. Martin, E. A. (Elizabeth A.) (8th ed.). [Oxford]: Oxford University Press. 2010. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-172701-6. OCLC 894628585.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ van Tieghem,P.E.L. (1878), "Troisième mémoire sur les mucorinées", Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique Ser 6, 4: 350
External links[]
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Categories:
- Zygomycota genera
- Cunninghamellaceae
- Taxa named by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
- Taxa described in 1878
- Zygomycota stubs