Mortierella alpina Peyronel 1913 (MycoBank MB 170280) is an oleaginous filamentous fungus belonging to the family Mortierellaceae (Mortierellomycota). First described from alpine soils in Italy, this saprotrophic fungus has a cosmopolitan distribution across temperate and cold climatic conditions worldwide, including Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia, and Antarctica. It inhabits diverse environments ranging from forest litter and agricultural soils to glacier forefields and plant rhizospheres.
