''Spinellus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the
Phycomycetaceae
The ''Phycomycetaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Species in this family are widespread, but more common in temperate areas. The family was circumscribed in 1982 by J. Arx.
Description
Members of this family have large, unbra ...
family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of
pin mold that are
parasitic on
agaric mushrooms.
[ The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 1875.][
]
Species
* '' Spinellus chalybeus''
* '' Spinellus fusiger''
* '' Spinellus sphaerosporus''
References
External links
*
Zygomycota genera
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