Mucor

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Translingual

Mucor mucedo

Etymology

From Latin mūcor (“mouldiness, mustiness”).

Proper noun

Mucor m

A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Eomycota – subkingdom; Zygomycota – phylum; Mucoromycotina - subphylum; Mucorales - order; Mucoraceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Mucor mucedo - type species; for the numerous other species see Mucor at MycoBank.

Further reading

Mucor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mucor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mucor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mucor at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mucor at World Register of Marine Species
Mucor at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mucor at MycoBank

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