Rhizopus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Proper noun
Rhizopus m
- Zygomycete fungi, the members of which are saprobic and include species which cause rots in fruit and vegetables and opportunistic infections (mucormycosis) in humans and other animals
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizopodaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Rhizopodaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Eomycota - subkingdom; Zygomycota - phylum; Mucoromycotina - subphylum; Mucorales - order; Rhizopodaceae - family
- (genus in Mucoraceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Eomycota - subkingdom; Zygomycota - phylum; Mucoromycotina - subphylum; Mucorales - order; Mucoraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhizopus stolonifer - type species
References
- Rhizopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhizopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rhizopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Rhizopus at Index Fungorum
- Rhizopus at MycoBank