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Mucoromycota

Phylum

A phylum of mostly fast-growing, filamentous molds that reproduce via spores formed inside a rounded sporangium rather than an ascus or basidium, including many common bread and fruit molds. Mucoromycota also includes fungi that form arbuscular mycorrhizal partnerships with plant roots, among the most widespread symbioses on land.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
600 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Mucoromycota 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fungi, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Black Bread Mold
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27928169, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Mucoromycota
Wikidata Q135453, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Black Bread Mold
Parent Taxon Of: Black Bread Mold, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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