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| Rhizomucor pusillus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Lichtheimiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizomucor |
| Species: | R. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizomucor pusillus (Lindt) Schipper
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Rhizomucor pusillus is a species of Rhizomucor. It can cause disease in humans.[1][2] R. pusillus is a grey mycelium fungi most commonly found in compost piles. Yellow-brown spores grow on a stalk to reproduce more fungal cells. [clarification needed]
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