Absidia
Translingual
Absidia sp. fungus: mature sporangium
Wikispecies
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin absis (“vault, arch”) + -ia
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɪd.i.ə/
Proper noun
Absidia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae – certain pathogenic fungi.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Eomycota - subkingdom; Zygomycota - phylum; Mucoromycotina - subphylum; Mucorales - order; Mucoraceae - family
Hyponyms
- For the numerous species see
Absidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 12