Mucoraceae

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Mucoraceae
"Chaetocladium brefeldii"
Chaetocladium brefeldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Mucoromycota
Class: Mucoromycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Dumort. (1822)[1]
Type genus
Mucor
Fresen. (1850)
Genera

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Synonyms

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

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The family consists of the following genera:

References

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  1. ^ Dumortier BC. (1822). Commentationes botanicae (in Latin). pp. 69, 81.
  2. ^ 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.


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