Mucoraceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Zygomycota |
Class: | Zygomycetes |
Order: | Mucorales |
Family: |
Mucoraceae Dumort. (1822) |
Type genus | |
Mucor Fresen. (1850) |
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.