Aspergillaceae | |
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A petri dish growing various molds | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: |
Aspergillaceae Link (1826) |
Type genus | |
Aspergillus | |
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]
The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link. [9]
Aspergillaceae | |
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A petri dish growing various molds | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: |
Aspergillaceae Link (1826) |
Type genus | |
Aspergillus | |
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]
The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link. [9]