Biology:Aspergillus caespitosus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus caespitosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. caespitosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus caespitosus Raper & Thom (1944)
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Aspergillus caespitosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It was described scientifically in 1944 by Kenneth B. Raper and Charles Thom, who isolated it from soil.[1] It is from the Nidulantes section.[2]
Growth and morphology
A. caespitosus 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 caespitosus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus caespitosus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ Raper KB, Thom C. (1944). "New aspergilli from soil". Mycologia 36 (6): 555–75. doi:10.2307/3754836. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59350/0036/006/0555.htm.
- ↑ Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B. et al. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology 84: 1-118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMID 28050053.
Wikidata ☰ Q4807885 entry
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