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Mucoraceae

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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.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumMucoromycota
  3. ClassMucoromycetes
  4. OrderMucorales
  5. FamilyMucoraceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded36,514

Mucoraceae es una familia de fungi del orden de los Mucorales, caracterizados por tener el talo no segmentado o ramificado.​ Los géneros patógenos incluyen a Absidia, Apophysomyces, Mucor, Rhizomucor, y Rhizopus.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
178
With media
3
Family
Mucoraceae
Collections
MEL, UFPE, DBG, FH, OSC
Recorded in
Australia, Brasil, United States, Canada, Chile

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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.

==Genera== The family consists of the following genera: Actinomucor Apophysomyces Benjaminiella Chaetocladium Circinella Cokeromyces Dicranophora Ellisomyces Helicostylum Hyphomucor Kirkomyces Mucor Parasitella Pilaira Pilophora Pirella Rhizomucor Rhizopodopsis Rhizopus Sporodiniella Syzygites Thamnidium Thermomucor Zygorhynchus

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mucoraceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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