Mucoromycotina | |
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A sporangium of a Mucoralean fungus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Subkingdom: | incertae sedis |
Subdivision: |
Mucoromycotina Benny |
Orders | |
Mucoromycotina is a subdivision of Fungi of uncertain phylogenetic placement. It contains 3 orders, 61 genera, and 325 species.
Parasitic, saprotrophic, or ectomycorrhizal (forms mutual symbiotic associations with plants); asexual or sexual reproduction; branched mycelium; contains 3 orders that represent the traditional Zygomycota. (https://www.britannica.com/science/fungus/Annotated-classification#ref993668)
It includes the orders Endogonales, Mucorales, and Mortierellales.
Mucoromycotina includes many of the model Zygomycetes. It includes many rapidly growing species. Most are saprobes, plant pathogens, and mycoparasites. Some induce human mycosis.