family mucoraceae

Noun
  1. Large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products (synset 112993726)
    is a type of: fungus family - includes lichen families
    member holonym:
    • genus mucor - type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop
    • genus rhizopus - a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids
    belongs to: mucorales, order mucorales - an order of mostly saprophytic fungi
    same as: mucoraceae

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