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Aspergillus discophorus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus discophorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. discophorus
Binomial name
Aspergillus discophorus
Samson, Zalar & Frisvad (2008)

Aspergillus discophorus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aenei section. The species was first described in 2008. It has been isolated from soil in Spain.

Growth and morphology

A. discophorus 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 discophorus growing on CYA plate Aspergillus discophorus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus discophorus growing on MEAOX plate Aspergillus discophorus growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. ^ Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Varga, J.; Samson, R.A. 2008. Four new species of Emericella from the Mediterranean region of Europe. Mycologia. 100(5):779-795
  2. ^ Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (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. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus discophorus


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