Pin Molds
Mucorales
The Mucorales is the largest and best studied order of zygomycete fungi. Members of this order are sometimes called pin molds. The term mucormycosis is now preferred for infections caused by molds belonging to the order Mucorales.
18 branches of this order, most-observed first
Phycomycetaceae
familyPhycomycetaceae
Syzygitaceae
familySyzygitaceae
Mucoraceae
familyMucoraceae
Rhizopodaceae
familyRhizopodaceae
Pilobolaceae
familyPilobolaceae
Cunninghamellaceae
familyCunninghamellaceae
Syncephalastraceae
familySyncephalastraceae
Lichtheimiaceae
familyLichtheimiaceae
Radiomycetaceae
familyRadiomycetaceae
Backusellaceae
familyBackusellaceae
Rhizomucoraceae
familyRhizomucoraceae
Protoascon
genusProtoascon
Saksenaeaceae
familySaksenaeaceae
Mycocladaceae
familyMycocladaceae
Circinellaceae
familyCircinellaceae
Lentamycetaceae
familyLentamycetaceae
Protomycocladaceae
familyProtomycocladaceae
Thermomucoraceae
familyThermomucoraceae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123763.