Absidia
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 cause phycomycosis.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.Species
The genus includes the following species:Absidia aegyptiacaAbsidia anomalaAbsidia atrosporaAbsidia caeruleaAbsidia californicaAbsidia clavataAbsidia cuneosporaAbsidia cylindrosporaAbsidia dubiaAbsidia fassatiaeAbsidia glaucaAbsidia griseolaAbsidia heterosporaAbsidia idahoensisAbsidia inflataAbsidia macrosporaAbsidia narayanaiAbsidia pseudocylindrosporaAbsidia psychrophiliaAbsidia reflexaAbsidia repensAbsidia spinosaAbsidia tuneta- ''Absidia ushtrina''