congeneric with any of the thermotolerant species. Therefore, this group had to be renamed with the oldest available genus name, Lichtheimia, [5] typified by Lichtheimia corymbifera. According to Hoffman et al, [5] the genus Lichtheimia contained four species: Lichtheimia corymbifera (syn. Absidia corymbifera, Mycocladus corymbifer), Lichtheimia ramosa (syn. Absidia ramosa, Mycocladus ramosus), Lichtheimia blakesleeana (syn. Absidia blakesleeana, Mycocladus blakesleeanus) and Lichtheimia hyalospora (syn. Absidia hyalospora, Mycocladus hyalosporus). Of these, only L. corymbifera and L. ramosa have been reported from human infections. Others include Mucor, Apophysomyces and Saksenaea species. [3] These fungi are ubiquitous saprophytes found in soil, manure plants and decayed foods and can be pathogenic in immunocompromised patients. [6] Absidia spp. are filamentous fungi that are cosmopolitan and like other members of the class Zygomycetes, they are common aBstract A case of otomycosis caused by Lichtheimia corymbifera from an immunocompetent patient with no known predisposing factor is reported. A 55-year-old, otherwise healthy male was presented to us with history of left-sided earache and yellowish-white ear discharge since 10 days. Ear discharge and bits of necrotic tissue were collected from ear through otoscope and processed. Direct wet mount by potassium hydroxide (10% KOH) was performed which showed broad, aseptate and branched hyphae suggestive of zygomycosis. On culture after 48 hours, cottony, wooly and fluffy growth was observed. Culture was subjected to Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LCB) mount which confirmed the presence of L. corymbifera. The patient responded well to suction clearance and debridement followed by drug therapy with amphotericin B.