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Mucorales

order of fungi
Also known as: pin mold
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  • panther cap mushroom
    fungus
    / Annotated classification

    Order Mucorales (pin molds) Parasitic or saprotrophic; filamentous; nonmotile spores (aplanospores); coenocytic mycelium; asexual reproduction by formation of sporangiospores; example genera include Mucor, Parasitella, Phycomyces, Pilobolus, and Rhizopus. Order Endogonales

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    Order Mucorales (pin molds) Parasitic or saprotrophic; filamentous; nonmotile spores (aplanospores); coenocytic mycelium; asexual reproduction by formation of sporangiospores; example genera include Mucor, Parasitella, Phycomyces, Pilobolus, and Rhizopus. Order Endogonales

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