''Absidia'' is a

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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

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Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.

Species

The genus includes the following species: * ''

Absidia aegyptiaca ''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 ...

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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'' 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 ...

'' * '' Absidia caerulea'' * ''

Absidia californica ''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 ...

'' * '' Absidia clavata'' * '' Absidia cuneospora'' * ''

Absidia cylindrospora ''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 ...

'' * '' 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'' is a genus of zygomycota, 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 Composting, compost heaps. Some ...

'' * '' Absidia ushtrina''

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