Aspergillus stella-maris
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| Aspergillus stella-maris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. stella-maris |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus stella-maris Zalar, Frisvad & Samson (2008)[1] | |
Aspergillus stella-maris is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 2008.[1] A. stella-maris has been reported to produce emericellin and shamixanthone.[2] It has star-shaped ascospores.[2]
The genome of A. stella-maris was in 2016 sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the Aspergillus genus.[3] The genome assembly size was 34.00 Mbp.[3]
