Aspergillaceae

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]

Aspergillaceae
A petri dish growing various molds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Eurotiomycetes
Order:
Eurotiales
Family:
Aspergillaceae

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

Taxonomy

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

  • Aspergillus
    Aspergillus
  • Penicillium
    Penicillium


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