Mucoraceae
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.
11 branches of this family, most-observed first
Mucor
genusMucor
Dicranophora
genusDicranophora
Pilaira
genusPilaira
Choanephora
genusChoanephora
Zygorhynchus
genusZygorhynchus
Thamnidium
genusThamnidium
Mycotypha
genusMycotypha
Blakeslea
genusBlakeslea
Gilbertella
genusGilbertella
Actinomucor
genusActinomucor
Chaetocladium
genusChaetocladium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 123764.