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