''Basidiobolus'' is a
fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
genus.
It was
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle.
* Circum ...
by the mycologist in 1886, with ''
Basidiobolus ranarum
''Basidiobolus'' is a fungus genus. It was circumscribed by the mycologist in 1886, with '' Basidiobolus ranarum'' assigned as the type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''spe ...
'' assigned as the
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
.
Species
References
Fungus genera
Entomophthorales
Taxa described in 1886
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