Aspergillus capensis
Species of fungus
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Aspergillus capensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavipedes section.[2] The species was first described in 2014.[1]
| Aspergillus capensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus capensis Visagie, Hirooka & Samson (2014)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. capensis 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 capensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus capensis growing on MEAOX plate
