Mucor piriformis A. Fisch.
(a pin-mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMucor piriformis (a pin-mould)
GenusMucor (a genus of pinmoulds)
FamilyMUCORACEAE (a family of pin moulds)
OrderMUCORALES (an order of pin moulds)
ClassZYGOMYCETES (pin moulds)
PhylumZYGOMYCOTA (pin moulds)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kirk, P.M. 1997 Mucor piriformis A. Fisch. I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1309.

Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mucor piriformis (a pin-mould)
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