Actinomucor elegans

(Eidam) C. R. Benj. & Hesselt.

Sufu mould

MucoraceaeMushrooms

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mould, Fungus

This mould is used in the commercial manufacture of sufu. It is also used by inoculating fresh soybean curd to produce pehtze.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate and tropical plant.

Asia, Taiwan, Worldwide,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A mould in the Mucoraceae family found in temperate and tropical regions, used in the commercial production of fermented soy products.

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Actinomucor elegans was originally described by Schostakowitsch in Siberia in 1898 and reevaluated by Benjamin and Hesseltine in 1957. Commonly found in soil and used for the commercial production of fermented tofu and other products made by soy fermentation. Its major identifying features are its spine-like projections on the sporangiophore and its ribbon-like hyphal structure when found in the tissue of a host.

Names & Synonyms

Rhizopus elegans Eidam

References (1)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 252

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