Biology:Aspergillaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Aspergillaceae
Mold(плесень).jpg
A petri dish growing various molds
Scientific classification
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Aspergillaceae

Link (1826)
Type genus
Aspergillus
P.Micheli ex Haller (1768)
Genera [3]

The Aspergillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales which are commonly known as the blue and green molds.[4][5] The family includes the commonly known and observed genera of Aspergillus[6] and Penicillium[7] amongst other lesser known mold genera but also includes larger ascomycete fungi such as Penicilliopsis.[8]

Taxonomy

The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.[9]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q33373960 entry