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Phycomyces
Sign in to savePhycomyces is a genus of fungus in the phylum Mucoromycota. They are known for their strong phototropism response and helical growth of the sporangium. The best studied species is Phycomyces blakesleeanus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumMucoromycota
- ClassMucoromycetes
- OrderMucorales
- FamilyPhycomycetaceae
Observations608
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Phycomycetaceae
- Collections
- FLAS, TENN-F, BPI, CUP, WSP, UFPE
- Recorded in
- United States, Bermuda, Brasil, Sweden
Research
651 papers- Phycomyces and the biology of light and color.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2001
- Light reception of Phycomyces revisited: several white collar proteins confer blue- and red-light sensitivity and control dynamic range and adaptation.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024
- The sporangiophore of Phycomyces blakesleeanus: a tool to investigate fungal gravireception and graviresponses.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2014
- Sexual Crosses with the Mucoromycete Phycomyces blakesleeanus.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2025
- Behavioral genetics of Phycomyces.Annual review of microbiology · 1977
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phycomycetaceae
- Image
- Phycomyces.JPG
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