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Mucor

Mucoromycetes - Mucorales - Mucoraceae

Taxonomy
Mucor was named by Fresenius (1850). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mucoraceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Mucor Fresenius
1976Mucor Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomMucoromyceta
phylumMucoromycotaDoweld 2001
subphylumMucoromycotinaBenny 2006
RankNameAuthor
classMucoromycetesDoweld 2001
orderMucorales
familyMucoraceae
genusMucorFresenius 1850

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mucor Fresenius 1850
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Measurements
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