Mucoraceae

Mucoraceae

Mucoraceae

Family of fungi

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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Genera

The family consists of the following genera:

References

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