Definition of Order Mucorales

1. Noun. An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.

Exact synonyms: Mucorales
Generic synonyms: Fungus Order
Group relationships: Class Zygomycetes, Zygomycetes
Member holonyms: Family Mucoraceae, Mucoraceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Mucorales

order Liliales
order Lobata
order Loricata
order Lycoperdales
order Lycopodiales
order Lyginopteridales
order Madreporaria
order Mallophaga
order Malvales
order Marattiales
order Marchantiales
order Marsupialia
order Mecoptera
order Moniliales
order Monotremata
order Mucorales (current term)
order Musales
order Myaceae
order Mycelia Sterilia
order Mycoplasmatales
order Mycrosporidia
order Myricales
order Myrtales
order Mysidacea
order Myxobacterales
order Myxobacteria
order Myxobacteriales
order Myxosporidia
order Naiadales
order Neuroptera

Literary usage of Order Mucorales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Cooney et Emerson is classified as follows: Class, Phycomycetes; subclass, Zygomycetes; order, Mucorales; family, Mucoraceae; genus, Mucor; species, miehei; ..."

2. Moulds, Mildews, and Mushrooms: A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Fungi by Lucien Marcus Underwood (1899)
"The order Mucorales includes the more common moulds which are found on various organic substances, with the exception of the ordinary green mould which ..."

3. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"Order. Mucorales (the molds). Family. Mucoraceae. Genus. Phycomyces. Species. nitens. B. Habitat: i. Upon what substratum is the Phycomyces growing? ..."

4. Essentials of College Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey, Ernst Athearn Bessey (1914)
"Order MUCORALES. Typically non-aquatic; saprophytic, or parasitic on other fungi; not forming zoospores; spores single, clustered, or in sporangia. ..."

5. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"... order Mucorales) form very extensive and conspicuous shining cobweb-like growths (Fig. 210) through and upon the material of manure heaps and other i ..."

6. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"Order, Mucorales. Family, Mucoraceae. This fungus can nearly always be obtained by placing a piece of old bread for several days in a moist chamber. ..."

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