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Liu, Xiang-Fu1
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Tibpromma, Saowaluck2
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Chethana, K. W. Thilini3
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Lu, Li4
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Hyde, Kevin D.3
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Lu, Wen-Hua5
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Xu, Rui-Fang4
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Chen, Xue-Mei5
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Zhang, Xian5
- Chen, Ming-Xiu2
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Xiao, Xing-Juan6
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Zhao, Chang-Lin7
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Du, Tian-Ye4
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Dai, Dong-Qin2
- Al-Arjani, Al-Bandari F.8
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Elgorban, Abdallah M.9
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Suwannarach, Nakarin10
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Kumla, Jaturong10
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Yu, Fu-Qiang11
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Wang, Mei-Mei2
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Karunarathna, Samantha C.2
- 1. Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China & Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education of the Deep-Time Evolution on Biodiversity from the Origin of the Pearl River, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan Province, 655011, China & School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & College of Biological Science and Food Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China & Modern Industry School of Edible Fungi, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
- 2. Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China & Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education of the Deep-Time Evolution on Biodiversity from the Origin of the Pearl River, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan Province, 655011, China
- 3. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- 4. Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China & Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education of the Deep-Time Evolution on Biodiversity from the Origin of the Pearl River, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan Province, 655011, China & School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- 5. Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China & Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education of the Deep-Time Evolution on Biodiversity from the Origin of the Pearl River, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan Province, 655011, China & Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- 6. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand & School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550025, China
- 7. College of Biological Science and Food Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China & Modern Industry School of Edible Fungi, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
- 8. Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- 9. Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research (CEBR), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 10. Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- 11. Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, China
Description
Aspergillaceae Link, Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 165 (1826)
Notes.
Aspergillaceae was established by Link (1826), with Aspergillus P. Micheli ex Haller designated as the type genus. Houbraken and Samson (2011) reinstated this family based on multi-locus phylogeny and recognized seven distinct clades. Some species in this family can tolerate extreme conditions, including high sugar and salt concentrations, low or high temperatures, low acidity, and low oxygen levels (Houbraken et al. 2014; Zhang et al. 2021). Aspergillaceae species are predominantly saprobic and commonly occur in soil, although some are plant and animal pathogens (Houbraken et al. 2014). Many species in this family are of great economic importance and are widely used in food fermentation, biotechnology, and biomedicine (Mogensen et al. 2009; Perrone et al. 2011; Houbraken et al. 2014). Morphologically, Aspergillaceae members are characterized by asci within cleistothecia or stromata, or enclosed by Hülle cells, and typically have oblate to ellipsoidal ascospores with a distinct furrow or slit (Houbraken and Samson 2011; Houbraken et al. 2014). Conidia are mostly formed on lanceolate, flask-shaped, or cylindrical phialides (Houbraken et al. 2014). Aspergillaceae is the most abundant family reported from cave environments, with 13 genera comprising over 315 species worldwide (Suppl. material 1: table S 2).
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Published as part of Liu, Xiang-Fu, Tibpromma, Saowaluck, Chethana, K. W. Thilini, Lu, Li, Hyde, Kevin D., Lu, Wen-Hua, Xu, Rui-Fang, Chen, Xue-Mei, Zhang, Xian, Chen, Ming-Xiu, Xiao, Xing-Juan, Zhao, Chang-Lin, Du, Tian-Ye, Dai, Dong-Qin, Al-Arjani, Al-Bandari F., Elgorban, Abdallah M., Suwannarach, Nakarin, Kumla, Jaturong, Yu, Fu-Qiang, Wang, Mei-Mei & Karunarathna, Samantha C., 2026, Culturable mycota from Karst caves in Yunnan Province, China, pp. e 190343 in IMA Fungus 17 on page e190343, DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.17.190343
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References
- Link JHF (1826) Entwurf eines phytologischen Pflanzensystems nebst einer Anordnung der Kryptophyten. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1824: 145–194.
- Houbraken J, Samson RA (2011) Phylogeny of Penicillium and the segregation of Trichocomaceae into three families. Studies in Mycology 70: 1–51. https://doi.org/10.3114/sim.2011.70.01
- Houbraken J, de Vries RP, Samson RA (2014) Modern taxonomy of biotechnologically important Aspergillus and Penicillium species. Advances in Applied Microbiology 86: 199–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800262-9.00004-4
- Zhang ZF, Zhou SY, Eurwilaichitr L et al. (2021) Culturable mycobiota from Karst caves in China II, with descriptions of 33 new species. Fungal Diversity 106: 1–108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-020-00453-7
- Mogensen JM, Varga J, Thrane U et al. (2009) Aspergillus acidus from Puerh tea and black tea does not produce ochratoxin A and fumonisin B 2. International Journal of Food Microbiology 132: 141–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.04.011
- Perrone G, Stea G, Epifani F et al. (2011) Aspergillus niger contains the cryptic phylogenetic species A. awamori. Fungal Biology 115: 1138–1150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2011.07.008