Aspergillus latus
| Aspergillus latus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Subgenus: | Aspergillus subg. Nidulantes |
| Species: | A. latus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus latus (Thom & Raper) A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Aspergillus latus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus in the Nidulantes section.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first published in 1939 as a variety of Aspergillus nidulans. It was described as separate species in 2016.[1] At the same time, Aspergillus montenegroi and Aspergillus sublatus were found to be homotypic synonyms of A. latus,[1] however as of August 2023, they continue to be listed as accepted species in Index Fungorum.
Ecology
[edit]Strains of A. latus have been found worldwide from a variety of sources, notably soil, foods and in association with plants such as Geranium nepalense and Erica.[1]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. latus 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 latus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus latus growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
- ↑ Page Names Record (Aspergillus nidulans var. latus Thom & Raper) on "Species Fungorum". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 2023-08-31.