Absence of rhizoids is the characteristic feature of: (A) Rhizopus, (B) Absidia, (C) Mucor, (D) All the above
Answer is C. Mucor species can be differentiated from moulds of the genera Absidia, Rhizomucor, and Rhizopus by the shape and inseion of the columella, and the lack of stolons and rhizoids Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells Ref: Baveja 5th ed pg: 566