Mucoraceae


The Mucoraceae are a family of fungi of the order Mucorales, characterized by having the thallus not segmented or ramified. Pathogenic genera include Absidia, Apophysomyces, Mucor, Rhizomucor, and Rhizopus. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 25 genera and 129 species.

Genera

The family consists of the following genera:
  • Actinomucor
  • Apophysomyces
  • Benjaminiella
  • Chaetocladium
  • Circinella
  • Cokeromyces
  • Dicranophora
  • Ellisomyces
  • Helicostylum
  • Hyphomucor
  • Kirkomyces
  • Mucor
  • Parasitella
  • Pilaira
  • Pilophora
  • Pirella
  • Rhizomucor
  • Rhizopodopsis
  • Rhizopus
  • Sporodiniella
  • Syzygites
  • Thamnidium
  • Thermomucor
  • ''Zygorhynchus''