Biological features of fungi of the genus Mucor

Mucor belongs to the most prominent order Mucorales, a phylogenetically ancient group of fungi referred as “early divergent fungi”. The genus contains several species. common are amphibiorum, M. circinelloides, hiemalis, indicus, racemosus and ramosissimus. has fast growing colonies is characterized by tall, simple, unbranched sporangiophores without basal rhizoids, non-apophyseal sporangia, pigmented zygosporangial walls. walls covered with granules, swollen apex spores that white or yellow when immature, becoming brownish gray dark mature. .Colonies usually have fluffy appearance, height colony 3-4 cm, similar cotton candy.