Aspergillus puniceus

Aspergillus puniceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. puniceus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus puniceus; Kwon-Chung & Fennell (1965)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus puniceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Usti section.^[2]^[3] The species was first described in 1965.^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
↑ Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, J.B.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world". Studies in Mycology. 78: 63–139. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.002. PMC 4255536 . PMID 25492981.
↑ Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69: 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758 . PMID 21892244.

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[r_1965-1] 1 2 Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686

[isolation-2] Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, J.B.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world". Studies in Mycology. 78: 63–139. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.002. PMC 4255536 . PMID 25492981.

[isolation1-3] Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69: 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758 . PMID 21892244.

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