Aspergillaceae | |
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A petri dish growing various molds | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae Link (1826) |
Type genus | |
Aspergillus | |
Genera[3] | |
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The Aspergillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales which are commonly known as the blue and green molds.[4][5] The family includes the commonly known and observed genera of Aspergillus[6] and Penicillium[7] amongst other lesser known mold genera but also includes larger ascomycete fungi such as Penicilliopsis.[8]
The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.[9]