Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae.[1] Absidia species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause phycomycosis.[2]
The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.[1][3]
The genus includes the following species:
Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) Absidia is a genus of zygote fungi in the family Cunninghamellaceae. Absidia species are ubiquitous in most environments where they are often associated with warm decaying plant matter, such as compost heaps. Some species in the genus can cause phycomycosis.
