Mucoraceae

Mucoraceae
"Chaetocladium brefeldii"
Chaetocladium brefeldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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