Mortierella
| Mortierella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Mortierellomycota |
| Class: | Mortierellomycetes |
| Order: | Mortierellales |
| Family: | Mortierellaceae |
| Genus: | Mortierella Coem. (1863) |
| Type species | |
| Mortierella polycephala Coem. (1863) | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Actinomortierella Chalab. (1968) | |
Mortierella species are soil fungi belonging to the order Mortierellales within the subphylum Mortierellomycotina (phylum: Mucoromycota). The widespread genus contains about 85 species.