Blakeslea trispora

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Blakeslea trispora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Mucorales
Family: Choanephoraceae
Genus: Blakeslea
Species: B. trispora
Binomial name
Blakeslea trispora
Thaxt., (1914)
Synonyms

Blakeslea tandonii M.D. Mehrotra, (1964)
Choanephora dichotoma Gandrup, (1923)
Choanephora tandonii (M.D. Mehrotra) Milko, (1968)
Choanephora trispora (Thaxt.) S. Sinha, (1940)

Blakeslea trispora is a plant pathogen.

It is also a source of commercial beta carotene for supplements and food additives.

[edit] External links

Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database

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