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Modicella

Modicella is a genus of fungi in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota. The genus contains two species found in North and South America.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Modicella malleola

speciesModicella malleola

Modicella albostipitata

speciesModicella albostipitata

Modicella reniformis

speciesModicella reniformis

Modicella sp. 'PR01'

speciesModicella sp. 'PR01'

Modicella sp. 'malleola-CA02'

speciesModicella sp. 'malleola-CA02'

Modicella sp. 'PNW01'

speciesModicella sp. 'PNW01'

Modicella sp. 'PR02'

speciesModicella sp. 'PR02'

Modicella sp. 'CA01'

speciesModicella sp. 'CA01'

Modicella sp. 'malleola-CA01'

speciesModicella sp. 'malleola-CA01'

Modicella sp. 'CA02'

speciesModicella sp. 'CA02'

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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 461687.