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Mucoraceae

Synonyms: Chaetocladiaceae; Thamnidiaceae (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Genus

Actinomucor (1)
Ambomucor (3)
Ascophora (1)
Benjaminiella (3)
Chaetocladium (3)
Chordostylum (4)
Dicranophora (1)
Ellisomyces (1)
Helicostylum (2)
Hyphomucor (1)
Isomucor (1)
Kirkiana (1)
Mucor (123)
Mucorodium (1)
Nawawiella (1)
Parasitella (2)
Pilaira (7)
Pirella (2)
Rhizopodopsis (1)
Sporodiniella (1)
Thamnidium (1)
Tortumyces (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0