''Backusella dispersa'' is a species of zygote fungus in the order

Mucorales The Mucorales is the largest and best-studied order of zygomycete fungi. Members of this order are sometimes called pin molds. The term mucormycosis is now preferred for infections caused by molds belonging to the order Mucorales. Systematic ...

. It was originally described in 1910 by Hagem as ''

Mucor ''Mucor'' is a microbial genus of approximately 40 species of molds and dimorphic fungi in the family Mucoraceae. The genus includes both pathogenic and avirulent species, and some members of it can be utilized in biotechnical applications. ...

dispersus'', but in 2020 it was combined by Andrew S. Urquhart and James K. Douch into the genus ''

Backusella ''Backusella'' is the sole genus of zygote fungi in the family Backusellaceae, which is classified in the order Mucorales. Members of this genus have been often isolated from plant litter, from locations around the world. Taxonomy C. W. Hesselt ...

'', making the

new combination In Taxonomy (biology), biological taxonomy, a combinatio nova (abbreviated comb. nov. or n. comb.) refers to the formal renaming of an organism's scientific name when it is transferred to a different genus, reclassified within a different specie ...

''B. dispersa''.

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* Zygomycota Fungi described in 1910 Fungus species {{Zygomycota-stub