''Absidia'' is a

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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.

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 atrospora'' * '' Absidia caerulea'' * '' Absidia californica'' * '' Absidia clavata'' * '' Absidia cuneospora'' * '' Absidia cylindrospora'' * '' Absidia dubia'' * '' Absidia fassatiae'' * ''

Absidia glauca ''Absidia glauca'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Cunninghamellaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of ...

'' * '' Absidia griseola'' * '' Absidia heterospora'' * ''

Absidia idahoensis ''Absidia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. ''Absidia'' species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as Composting, compost heaps. Some species in the genu ...

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Absidia inflata ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia narayanai ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia pseudocylindrospora ''Absidia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. ''Absidia'' species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as Composting, compost heaps. Some species in the genu ...

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Absidia psychrophilia ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia reflexa ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia repens ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia spinosa ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia tuneta ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

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Absidia ushtrina ''Absidia'' is a genus of 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 caus ...

Synonyms

''Absidia corymbifera'' is a synonym for '' Lichtheimia corymbifera''.

References

External links

Genus ''Absidia'' account

Doctor Fungus fact sheet

Mycology Online: ''A. corymbifera''
Zygomycota genera Cunninghamellaceae Taxa named by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem Taxa described in 1878 {{Zygomycota-stub