Absidia
| Absidia | |
|---|---|
| Mature, blue-stained sporangium of an Absidia mold viewed with a light microscope | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Mucoromycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycetes |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Cunninghamellaceae |
| Genus: | Absidia Tiegh. (1878) |
| Type species | |
| Absidia reflexa | |
| Species | |
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Absidia is a genus of 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.