Mortierellales is a
fungal order,
within the
phylum
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of
Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living ...
and the
monotypic
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,
division Mortierellomycota. It contains only 1 known
family
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, Mortierellaceae , and 6 genera and around 129 species.
Genera
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Aquamortierella
''Aquamortierella'' is a fungal genus in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomyco ...
'' - 1 sp.
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Dissophora
''Dissophora'' is a genus of fungi in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota. The genus is widespread in north temperate regions and contains three species. ''Dissophora'' was circumscribed by American mycologist Roland Thaxter
Roland ...
'' - 3 sp.
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Gamsiella
''Gamsiella'' is a fungal genus in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. App ...
'' - 1 sp.
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Lobosporangium'' - 1 sp.
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Modicella
''Modicella'' is a genus of fungi in the Mortierellaceae in the family of the Mucoromycota. It was formerly in the family Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part ...
'' - 3 sp.
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Mortierella
''Mortierella'' species are soil fungi belonging to the order Mortierellales within the subphylum Mortierellomycotina (phylum: Mucoromycota). The widespread genus contains about 85 species.
Taxonomy
The genus name of ''Mortierella'' is in honou ...
'' - 120 sp.
See also
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Mortierella
''Mortierella'' species are soil fungi belonging to the order Mortierellales within the subphylum Mortierellomycotina (phylum: Mucoromycota). The widespread genus contains about 85 species.
Taxonomy
The genus name of ''Mortierella'' is in honou ...
References
External links
* https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/214503
Zygomycota
Fungus orders
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