Mortierella

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Mortierella is a genus of Fungi within the Mucorales.

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Small sporangia, (perhaps sporangiola), in which columella are absent, instead being borne on awl-shaped sporangiospores.

Chlamydospores are often present as well.

Zygospores are, when present, distinctively shaped with a smooth or dimpled texture, with a hyaline, or clear, nature.

Held by heterogamous suspensors.

Are commonly found as psychrophilic, or "cold-loving" soil saprobes

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