Aspergillus flavipes

Aspergillus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. flavipes
Binomial name
	Aspergillus flavipes; (Bainier & Sartory) Thom & Church (1926)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus flavipes is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Flavipedes section.^[2]^[3] The species was first described in 1926.^[1] It has been reported to produce sterigmatocystin, citrinin, and lovastatin.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Thom, C.; Church, M. 1926. The Aspergilli. :1-272
1 2 Hubka, Vit; Nováková, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Jurjevic, Zeljko; Peterson, Stephen W. (2015). "Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov". Mycologia. 107 (1): 169–208. doi:10.3852/14-059. PMID 25344259.
↑ Arzanlou, M.; Samadi, R.; Frisvad, J.C.; Houbraken, J.; Ghosta, Y. (2016). "Two novel Aspergillus species from hypersaline soils of The National Park of Lake Urmia, Iran". Mycol Progress. 15 (10–11): 1081–1092. doi: 10.1007/s11557-016-1230-8 .

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Thom, C.; Church, M. 1926. The Aspergilli. :1-272

[isolation-2] 1 2 Hubka, Vit; Nováková, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Jurjevic, Zeljko; Peterson, Stephen W. (2015). "Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov". Mycologia. 107 (1): 169–208. doi:10.3852/14-059. PMID 25344259.

[isolation2-3] Arzanlou, M.; Samadi, R.; Frisvad, J.C.; Houbraken, J.; Ghosta, Y. (2016). "Two novel Aspergillus species from hypersaline soils of The National Park of Lake Urmia, Iran". Mycol Progress. 15 (10–11): 1081–1092. doi: 10.1007/s11557-016-1230-8 .

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