''Absidia'' is a
genus of
zygote fungi in the family
Cunninghamellaceae.
''Absidia'' species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as
compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause
phycomycosis
Phycomycosis is an uncommon condition of the gastrointestinal tract and skin most commonly found in dogs and horses. The condition is caused by a variety of molds and fungi, and individual forms include pythiosis, zygomycosis, and lagenidiosis. ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 1878 by
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Absidia aegyptiaca''
* ''
Absidia anomala
''Absidia'' is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. ''Absidia'' species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus c ...
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* ''
Absidia atrospora''
* ''
Absidia caerulea''
* ''
Absidia californica''
* ''
Absidia clavata''
* ''
Absidia cuneospora''
* ''
Absidia cylindrospora''
* ''
Absidia dubia''
* ''
Absidia fassatiae''
* ''
Absidia glauca''
* ''
Absidia griseola''
* ''
Absidia heterospora''
* ''
Absidia idahoensis''
* ''
Absidia inflata''
* ''
Absidia macrospora''
* ''
Absidia narayanai''
* ''
Absidia pseudocylindrospora''
* ''
Absidia psychrophilia''
* ''
Absidia reflexa''
* ''
Absidia repens''
* ''
Absidia spinosa''
* ''
Absidia tuneta''
* ''
Absidia ushtrina''
Synonyms
''Absidia corymbifera'' is a synonym for ''
Lichtheimia corymbifera
''Lichtheimia corymbifera'' is a thermophilic fungus in the phylum Zygomycota. It normally lives as a saprotrophic mold, but can also be an opportunistic pathogen known to cause pulmonary, CNS, rhinocerebral, or cutaneous infections in animals a ...
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References
External links
Genus ''Absidia'' accountDoctor Fungus fact sheetMycology Online: ''A. corymbifera''
Zygomycota genera
Cunninghamellaceae
Taxa named by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
Taxa described in 1878
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