Aspergillus arxii

Aspergillus arxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. arxii
Binomial name
	Aspergillus arxii; Fort & Guarro (1984)
Synonyms
	Cristaspora arxii

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus arxii (also referred to as Cristaspora arxii) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Cremei section.^[2] The species was first described in 1984.^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Fort, F.; Guarro, J. 1984. Cristaspora, a new genus of the Eurotiales. Mycologia. 76:1115-1118
↑ Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, B.-S.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807 . PMID 25492982.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Fort, F.; Guarro, J. 1984. Cristaspora, a new genus of the Eurotiales. Mycologia. 76:1115-1118

[isolation-2] Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, B.-S.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807 . PMID 25492982.

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