Absidia Explained

Absidia is a genus of 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]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1878 by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Absidia aegyptiaca
• Absidia anomala
• Absidia atrospora
• Absidia caerulea
• Absidia californica
• Absidia clavata
• Absidia cuneospora
• Absidia cylindrospora
• Absidia dubia
• Absidia fassatiae
• Absidia glauca
• Absidia griseola
• Absidia heterospora
• Absidia idahoensis
• Absidia inflata
• Absidia macrospora
• Absidia narayanai
• Absidia pseudocylindrospora
• Absidia psychrophilia
• Absidia reflexa
• Absidia repens
• Absidia spinosa
• Absidia tuneta
• Absidia ushtrina

Synonyms

Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.

External links

• Genus Absidia account
• Doctor Fungus fact sheet
• Mycology Online: A. corymbifera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Absidia. Kirk. Paul. Index Fungorum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212053/http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=20001 . 2016-03-04 . 9 September 2019.
2. Book: Concise medical dictionary.. 2010. Oxford University Press. Martin, E. A. (Elizabeth A.). 978-0-19-172701-6. 8th. [Oxford]. 224. 894628585.