Aspergillaceae Explained

The Aspergillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales which are commonly known as the blue and green molds.[1] [2] The family includes the commonly known and observed genera of Aspergillus[3] and Penicillium[4] amongst other lesser known mold genera but also includes larger ascomycete fungi such as Penicilliopsis.[5]

Taxonomy

The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dictionary of the Fungi . Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . CAB International . 2008 . 978-0-85199-826-8 . 10th . Wallingford, UK . 248.
  2. Web site: Index Fungorum - Aspergillaceae Link, Abh. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 165 (1826) [1824] ]. 2023-03-07 . www.indexfungorum.org.
  3. Web site: Index Fungorum - Aspergillus . 2023-03-07 . www.indexfungorum.org.
  4. Web site: Index Fungorum - Penicillium . 2023-03-07 . www.indexfungorum.org.
  5. Web site: Index Fungorum - Penicilliopsis . 2023-03-07 . www.indexfungorum.org.
  6. Link . Johann Heinrich Friedrich . 1824 . Entwurf eines phytologischen Pflanzensystems . Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin . Berlin . Realschul-Buchhandlung . 1984 . 165 . www.biodiversitylibrary.org.

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