The Mucorales is the largest and best-studied order of zygomycete fungi. Members of this order are sometimes called pin molds. The term mucormycosis is now preferred for infections caused by molds bel
Pilobolus crystallinus Tode 1013949
Micrograph of a mucoralean fungus, showing characteristic variation in thickness
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They
Mucorales
…The Mucorales is the largest and best-studied order of zygomycete fungi. Members of this order are sometimes called pin molds. The term mucormycosis is now preferred for infections caused by molds belonging to the…
An immature zygosporangium of the Rhizopus fungus forming from two fused gametangia, showing a "yoke" shape.
Detail of sporangia of a Mucorales fungi species growing on a peach.