Mucor amphiborum

Mucor amphibiorum is a fungus found in Australia that causes infections in amphibians and platypuses.

Because M. amphibiorum belongs to the genus Mucor, the infection is classified as a form of mucormycosis.

The fungus was first reported from a German zoo in 1972 where it caused disease in a species of green tree frog that was imported from Australia and infected frogs, toads, and salamanders in neighboring exhibits.

[1] It is most commonly found in frogs and toads in Queensland, New South Wales, and Northern Territory, and in platypuses in Tasmania.

Sporangiospores are globose, smooth walled, and 3.4 – 5.4 μm in diameter.