Mucoraceae
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Mucoromycota |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: | Mucoraceae Dumort. (1822)[1] |
Type genus | |
Mucor Fresen. (1850)
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The Mucoraceae are a family of fungi of the order Mucorales, characterized by having the thallus not segmented or ramified. Pathogenic genera include Absidia, Apophysomyces, Mucor, Rhizomucor, and Rhizopus. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 25 genera and 129 species.[2]
Genera[]
The family consists of the following genera:
References[]
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- ^ Dumortier BC. (1822). Commentationes botanicae (in Latin). pp. 69, 81.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 441. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Categories:
- Mucoraceae
- Zygomycota
- Zygomycota stubs