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Absidia
Mature, blue-stained sporangium of an Absidia mold viewed with a light microscope
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Absidia

Tiegh. (1878)
Type species
Absidia reflexa
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Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1] 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.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.[1][3]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Synonyms

Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.

References

  1. ^ a b Kirk, Paul. "Absidia". Index Fungorum. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ Concise medical dictionary. Martin, E. A. (Elizabeth A.) (8th ed.). [Oxford]: Oxford University Press. 2010. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-19-172701-6. OCLC 894628585.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ van Tieghem,P.E.L. (1878), "Troisième mémoire sur les mucorinées", Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique, Série 6, 4: 350