Absidia

Absidia

:"For the soldier beetle genus, see "Absidia (beetle). Taxobox | name = "Absidia"
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Zygomycota
classis = Zygomycetes
ordo = Mucorales
familia = Mucoraceae
genus = "Absidia"
genus_authority = van Tieghem, 1878
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 21, see text

"Absidia" is a genus of fungi in the family Mucoraceae. The best known species is the pathogenic "Absidia corymbifera", which causes zygomycosis, especially in the form of mycotic spontaneous abortion in cows. It can also cause mucormycosis in humans. "Absidia" spp. are ubiquitous in most environments. They are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as in compost heaps.

Selected species:
*"Absidia coerulea"
*"Absidia corymbifera"
*"Absidia cylindrospora"
*"Absidia ginsan"
*"Absidia glauca"
*"Absidia spinosa"

External links

* [http://zygomycetes.org/index.php?id=108 "Absidia" genus account]
* [http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/absidia.htm Doctor Fungus fact sheet]
* [http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Zygomycetes/Absidia/ Mycology Online: "A. corymbifera"]


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