Aspergillus croceus

Aspergillus croceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. croceus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus croceus; Hubka, A. Nováková, Frisvad, S.W. Peterson, M. Kolařík (2016)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus croceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section.^[2] The species was first described in 2016.^[1] It has been isolated from cave sediment in Spain.^[2] It has been reported to produce kotanins, norsolorinic acid, orlandin, siderin, sterigmatocystin, and versicolorins.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Hubka, V; Nováková, A; Peterson, S.W; Frisvad, J.C; Sklenář, F; Matsuzawa, T; Kubátová, A; Kolařík, M. 2016. A reappraisal of Aspergillus section Nidulantes with descriptions of two new sterigmatocystin producing species. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302(9):1267-1299
1 2 3 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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[h_2016-1] 1 2 Hubka, V; Nováková, A; Peterson, S.W; Frisvad, J.C; Sklenář, F; Matsuzawa, T; Kubátová, A; Kolařík, M. 2016. A reappraisal of Aspergillus section Nidulantes with descriptions of two new sterigmatocystin producing species. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302(9):1267-1299

[isolation-2] 1 2 3 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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