Aspergillus spectabilis
| Aspergillus spectabilis | |
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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. spectabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus spectabilis M. Christensen & Raper (1978)[1]
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Aspergillus spectabilis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aenei section.[2] The species was first described in 1978.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. spectabilis 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.
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Aspergillus spectabilis growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus spectabilis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ a b Christensen, M.; Raper, K.B.; States, J.S. 1978. Two new Aspergillus nidulans group members from Wyoming soils. Mycologia. 70:332-342
- ^ Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus. 1 (2): 197–205. PMC 3348773. PMID 22679580.
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