Aspergillus rhizopodus

Aspergillus rhizopodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. rhizopodus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus rhizopodus; J.N. Rai, Wadhwani & S.C. Agarwal (1975)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus rhizopodus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Clavati section.^[2] The species was first described in 1975.^[1]A. rhizopodus has been reported to produce pseurotins, dehydrocarolic acid, tryptoquivalines, tryptoquivalones, kotanins, and cytochalasins.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Rai, J.N.; Wadhwani, K.; Agarwal, S.C. 1975. Aspergillus rhizopodus sp.nov. from Indian alkaline soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 64(3):515-517
1 2 Varga, J.; Due, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology. 59: 89–106. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.11. PMC 2275193 . PMID 18490946.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Rai, J.N.; Wadhwani, K.; Agarwal, S.C. 1975. Aspergillus rhizopodus sp.nov. from Indian alkaline soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 64(3):515-517

[isolation-2] 1 2 Varga, J.; Due, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology. 59: 89–106. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.11. PMC 2275193 . PMID 18490946.

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