Arvind Upadhyay and M.U. Charaya, Department of Botany, C.C.S. University, Meerut-250004, U.P.
Abstract: Indian fungal records recognize eighteen taxa of Rhizopus as species and varieties. In the light of the presently prevailing international treatment of the genus, ten taxa of Rhizopus need to be recognised as far as Indian records are concerned. These are:
1.R. arrhizus Fisch. var. arrhizus;
2.R. homothallicus Hesselt. & J.J. Ellis;
3.R. microsporus var. chinensis (Saito) Schipper &
Stalpers;
4.Microsporus var. microsporus Tiegh;
5.R. microsporus var. rhizopodiformis (Cohn) Schipper & Stalpers;
6.R. nigricans var. minor Jensen;
7.R. nigricans var. minutus Chaudhuri & Sachar;
8.R. niveus M. Yamaz;
9.R. sexualis (G. Sm.)
Callen;
10.R. stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill.
Keywords: Indian fungal records, Rhizopus.