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The genus Saksenaea is a member of the subphylum Mucoro-mycotina, order Mucorales. Historically, this genus con-tained the single species Saksenaea vasiformis, a filamentous fungus characterized by flask-shaped sporangia with oval sporangiospores. Following the original isolation of S. vasi-formis from soil in India, this organism was identified as a causative agent of human cutaneous zygomycosis.3,12,15 There are 2 previous reports of veterinary cases of S. vasifor-mis infection. In one report, a cow in Australia developed weight loss, ptosis of the left eyelid, drooping of the left ear, and difficulty swallowing as a result of infection of the left cranium and dura mater with S. vasiformis.5 In 2002, 2 cases of infection of marine mammals in Texas were documented.13 In 2010, 2 new species of Saksenaea were proposed.1 The case described herein yielded 1 of the 2 isolates of Saksenae