Absidia


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.

Taxonomy

Species

The genus includes the following species:
Absidia corymbifera is a synonym for Lichtheimia corymbifera.