Lichtheimia ramosa is a saprotrophic zygomycete, typically found in soil or dead plant material.

[5] There has also previously been some disagreement in the scientific community over whether L. ramosa and L. corymbifera were distinct species.

[6][7] But L. ramosa was recently established as a distinct species based on genome sequence analysis.

The sporangiospores are smooth, lightly colored, and bear a long ellipsoid shape.

However, there have been some cases of infection among immunocompetent patients, due to soil contamination of a traumatic injury.