Basidiobolus Eidam, Beiträge

Yang, Erfu, Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Dai, Dongqin, Promputtha, Itthayakorn, Mortimer, Peter E. & Karunarathna, Samantha C., 2022, Three interesting fungal species associated with the Asian House Gecko in Kunming, China, Phytotaxa 545 (1), pp. 37-56 : 42

Basidiobolus Eidam, Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 4: 194 (1886)

Index Fungorum number: IF 20068

Type species: Basidiobolus ranarum Eidam, Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen4: 194 (1886).

Notes: Basidiobolus was introduced by Eidam, with B. ranarum as the type species ( Eidam 1886). The zygospores are characterized as smooth and thick-walled, globose to subglose, with distinct conjugation beak ( Burkitt 1964). Basidiobolus spp. and Conidiobolus spp. have been reported as human pathogens in the order Entomophthorales , and their zygospores differ by the presence or absence of conjugation beaks ( Ribes et al. 2000, Yang et al. 2021). Basidiobolus ranarum can cause Zygomycosis to humans, and clinic symptoms include forming the firm and painless subcutaneous swellings on the trunk and extremities ( Vilela & Mendoza 2018). In addition, Basidiobolus spp. have also caused diseases in horses and dogs ( Owens et al. 1985, Greene et al. 2002). Moreover, B. ranarum as a saprotrophic fungus is commonly present in soil, decaying vegetables, gastrointestinal tracts of amphibians (frogs, and toads), reptiles (house geckoes, lizards, and chameleons), fish and bats ( Van Overeem 1925, Burkitt et al. 1964, Gugnani & Okafor 1980, Mugerwa 1984, Okafor et al. 1984, Gugnani 1999).