Lobosporangium

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Lobosporangium
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electromicrograph of Lobosporangium transversalis
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Lobosporangium

M.Blackw. & Benny (2004)
Type species
Lobosporangium transversale
(Malloch) M.Blackw. & Benny (2004)

Lobosporangium is a fungal genus in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota. [1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Lobosporangium transversale, found in the US and Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 391. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Benny GL, Blackwell M (2004). "Lobosporangium, a new name for Echinosporangium Malloch, and Gamsiella, a new genus for Mortierella multidivaricata". Mycologia. 96 (1): 143–9. doi:10.2307/3761995. JSTOR   3761995. PMID   21148836.
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Lobosporangium transversalis