Basidiobolus

Basidiobolus
Basidiobolus ranarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Entomophthoromycota
Class:	Entomophthoromycetes
Order:	Entomophthorales
Family:	Basidiobolaceae
Genus:	Basidiobolus Eidam
Type species
Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam

Basidiobolus is a fungus genus.^[1] It was circumscribed by the mycologist Eduard Eidam [de] in 1886, with Basidiobolus ranarum assigned as the type species.^[2]

Species

• Basidiobolus haptosporus Drechsler
• Basidiobolus heterosporus Sriniv. & Thirum.
• Basidiobolus hominis Casagrandi
• Basidiobolus lacertae Eidam
• Basidiobolus magnus Drechsler
• Basidiobolus meristosporus Drechsler
• Basidiobolus microsporus R.K.Benj.
• Basidiobolus minor (Sriniv. & Thirum.) Al-Hatmi, Sand.-Den. & de Hoog
• Basidiobolus myxophilus R.E. Fr.
• Basidiobolus omanensis Al-Hatmi, Sand.-Den., Balkhair, Al-Adawi & de Hoog
• Basidiobolus philippinensis Josue & Quimio
• Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam

References

1. "Basidiobolus Eidam". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. Eidam, E. (1886). "Basidiobolus, eine neue Gattung der Entomophthoraeeen" [Basidiobolus, a new genus of the Entomophthoraceae]. Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen (in German). 4: 181–251.