Rhizopus nigricans

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Rhizopus nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Zygomycota
Class: Zygoomycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Rhizopus
Species: R. nigricans
Binomial name
Rhizopus nigricans

Rhizopus nigricans is a type of black mold which is known to grow on bread, therefore known as breadmold. It is a member of the genus Rhizopus, which contains fungi with columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids.


It is a known producer of allergens.

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