Zygomycota
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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
Phycomyces
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.
Mucorales
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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
Zygomycota
…actidione) and this agent should not be used in culture media. A common example of a zygomycete is black bread mold (Rhizopus stolonifer), a member of the Mucorales. It spreads over the surface of bread and other food sources, sending hyphae inward to absorb nutrients. In its asexual phase it develops bulbous black…
Pilobolus crystallinus Tode 1013949
Micrograph of a mucoralean fungus, showing characteristic variation in thickness