Aspergillus pulvinus
Aspergillus pulvinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cremei section.[2] The species was first described in 1965.[1]
| Aspergillus pulvinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. pulvinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus pulvinus Kwon-Chung & Fennell (1965)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. pulvinus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid® (MEAOX) plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.
Aspergillus pulvinus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus pulvinus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
- Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, B.-S.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807. PMID 25492982.
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