Aspergillus arenarioides

Aspergillus arenarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. arenarioides
Binomial name
	Aspergillus arenarioides; Visagie, Hirooka & Samson (2014)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus arenarioides is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Petersonii section.^[2] The species was first described in 2014.^[1]

Growth and morphology

A. arenarioides 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 arenarioides growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus arenarioides growing on MEAOX plate

References

1 2 Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, T.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. 2014. Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world. Studies in Mycology. 78:63-139
↑ Jurjević, Željko; Kubátová, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Hubka, Vit (2015). "Taxonomy of Aspergillus section Petersonii sect. nov. encompassing indoor and soil-borne species with predominant tropical distribution". Plant Syst Evol. 301 (10): 2441–2462. doi:10.1007/s00606-015-1248-4. S2CID 254063670.

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[visagie_2014-1] 1 2 Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, T.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. 2014. Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world. Studies in Mycology. 78:63-139

[isolation-2] Jurjević, Željko; Kubátová, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Hubka, Vit (2015). "Taxonomy of Aspergillus section Petersonii sect. nov. encompassing indoor and soil-borne species with predominant tropical distribution". Plant Syst Evol. 301 (10): 2441–2462. doi:10.1007/s00606-015-1248-4. S2CID 254063670.

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