Thamnostylum

Thamnostylum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Mucoromycota
Class:	Mucoromycetes
Order:	Mucorales
Family:	Syncephalastraceae
Genus:	Thamnostylum; Arx & Upadhyay, 1970

Thamnostylum is a genus of filamentous fungi from the order Mucorales. There are currently four recognized species in the genus. Several members of the genus are known to be pathogenic in humans.

The genus was established in 1970 when several members of the genus Helicostylum were found to be morphological distinct from the type species.

Species:

References

1 2 "Thamnostylum". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
↑ "Thamnostylum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
↑ Xess, Immaculata; Mohapatra, Sarita; Shivaprakash, M. R.; Chakrabarti, Arunaloke; Benny, Gerald L.; O'Donnell, Kerry; Padhye, Arvind A. (2012). "Evidence implicating Thamnostylum lucknowense as an etiological agent of rhino-orbital mucormycosis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50 (4): 1491–1494. doi:10.1128/JCM.06611-11. ISSN 1098-660X. PMC 3318503. PMID 22301030.
↑ Sharma, Bharti; Nonzom, Skarma (2024). "Thamnostylum piriforme, a novel etiological agent of superficial mycosis". Microbial Pathogenesis. 188: 106544. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106544. ISSN 1096-1208. PMID 38246313.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
↑ Benny, Gerald; Benjamin, R. K. (1975). "Observations on Thamnidiaceae (Mucorales). New Taxa, New Combinations, and Notes on Selected Species". Aliso. 8 (3): 301–351. doi:10.5642/aliso.19750803.10.

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[Website-1-1] 1 2 "Thamnostylum". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-16.

[2] "Thamnostylum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 2026-10-16.

[3] Xess, Immaculata; Mohapatra, Sarita; Shivaprakash, M. R.; Chakrabarti, Arunaloke; Benny, Gerald L.; O'Donnell, Kerry; Padhye, Arvind A. (2012). "Evidence implicating Thamnostylum lucknowense as an etiological agent of rhino-orbital mucormycosis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50 (4): 1491–1494. doi:10.1128/JCM.06611-11. ISSN 1098-660X. PMC 3318503. PMID 22301030.

[4] Sharma, Bharti; Nonzom, Skarma (2024). "Thamnostylum piriforme, a novel etiological agent of superficial mycosis". Microbial Pathogenesis. 188: 106544. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106544. ISSN 1096-1208. PMID 38246313.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

[5] Benny, Gerald; Benjamin, R. K. (1975). "Observations on Thamnidiaceae (Mucorales). New Taxa, New Combinations, and Notes on Selected Species". Aliso. 8 (3): 301–351. doi:10.5642/aliso.19750803.10.