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Mucoraceae

Mucoraceae

9.9
A family of fungi that make common molds on food and decaying plants
  • noun
  • /mjuːˈkɔːr.eɪ.siː/
  • Specialized
: Mucoraceae
  • Most pathogenic species are members of the family Mucoraceae, which includes the genera Absidia, Mucor, Rhizomucor, and Rhizopus.
  • the Mucoraceae family

Examples

  • The causative organisms are members of the family Mucoraceae, which belongs to the order Mucorales of the class Zygomycetes.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection caused by fungi of the family Mucoraceae.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Many common molds that spoil food belong to the family Mucoraceae.

  • Researchers study the effects of Mucoraceae fungi on food preservation.

  • The family Mucoraceae contains several species that can cause food spoilage.

Synonyms

family Mucoraceae
vsMucoraceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of molds that grow on dead plants and spoil food

has identical meaning but is written without the extra noun indicating group

Surface Forms

Mucoraceae singular
Mucoraceae plural

Morphology

Mucoraceae = Mucor (opaque) = Mucor + aceae

Formation is a standard taxonomic suffixation (genus name + -aceae) but the term is technical and not interpretable by an average B1 learner without knowledge of biological nomenclature.

Etymology

The word Mucoraceae names a family of molds. It comes from Mucor, a Latin word like the English mucus that means 'slime', plus the ending -aceae that means 'family', so the name points to a group of slimy molds that often spoil food.