Aspergillus heyangensis

Aspergillus heyangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. heyangensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus heyangensis; Z.T. Qi, Z.M. Sun & Yu X. Wang (1994)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus heyangensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Aenei section.^[2]^[3] The species was first described in 1994.^[1] It has been reported to produce a decaturin.^[3]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Sun & Qi 1994, Acta Mycol. Sinica 13(2): 81
↑ 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.
1 2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus. 1 (2): 197–205. PMC 3348773 . PMID 22679580.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Sun & Qi 1994, Acta Mycol. Sinica 13(2): 81

[iso-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.

[isolation-3] 1 2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus. 1 (2): 197–205. PMC 3348773 . PMID 22679580.

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