Aspergillus cavernicola

Aspergillus cavernicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. cavernicola
Binomial name
	Aspergillus cavernicola; Lörinczi (1969)
Synonyms
	Aspergillus amylovorus

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus cavernicola (also named A. amylovorus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Cavernicolus section.^[2] The species was first described in 1969.^[1] It has been isolated from the wall of a cave in Romania and from wheat starch in Ukraine.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Lörinczi, F. 1969, Contrt. Bot. Cluj: 341
1 2 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626 . PMID 28050053.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Lörinczi, F. 1969, Contrt. Bot. Cluj: 341

[isolation-2] 1 2 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626 . PMID 28050053.

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