''Spinellus'' is a
genus of
fungi in the
Phycomycetaceae
The ''Phycomycetaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Species in this family are widespread, but more common in temperate areas. The family was circumscribed in 1982 by J. Arx.
Description
Members of this family have large, unbra ...
family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of
pin mold that are
parasitic on
agaric mushrooms.
[ The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 1875.][
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Species
* ''Spinellus chalybeus
''Spinellus'' is a genus of fungi in the Phycomycetaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of pin mold that are parasitic on agaric mushrooms. The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 18 ...
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* ''Spinellus fusiger
''Spinellus fusiger'', commonly known as the bonnet mold, is a species of fungus in the Zygomycota phylum. It is a pin mold that is characterized by erect sporangiophores (specialized hyphae that bear a sporangium) that are simple in structure ...
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* ''Spinellus sphaerosporus
''Spinellus'' is a genus of fungi in the Phycomycetaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of pin mold that are parasitic on agaric mushrooms. The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 18 ...
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References
External links
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Zygomycota genera
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