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Rhizomucor
Sign in to saveRhizomucor is a genus of fungi in the family Lichtheimiaceae. The widespread genus contains six species. Rhizomucor parasiticus, the species originally selected as the type, is now considered synonymous with Rhizomucor pusillus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumMucoromycota
- ClassMucoromycetes
- OrderMucorales
- FamilyLichtheimiaceae
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Research
888 papers- Allergic Rhizomucor sinusitis.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 1992
- Bovine Pulmonary Mucormycosis by Rhizomucor pusillus.Mycopathologia · 2022
- Intracranial Rhizomucor Pusillus Mucormycosis in an Adolescent Triggering a Stroke Alert: A Case Report and a Systematic Review of Pediatric Cases.Journal of child neurology · 2025
- Pulmonary mucormycosis.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2011
- Rhizomucor hepatosplenic abscesses in a patient with renal and pancreatic transplantation.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mucoraceae
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- taxon name
- Rhizomucor
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Costantin & Lucet
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Rhizomucor is a genus of fungi in the family Lichtheimiaceae. The widespread genus contains six species. Rhizomucor parasiticus, the species originally selected as the type, is now considered synonymous with Rhizomucor pusillus.
==References==
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