Aspergillaceae

Aspergillaceae
	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; P.Micheli ex Haller (1768)
Genera
	Aspergillago; Aspergillus; Capsulotheca; Dichlaena; Eurotium; Evansstolkia; Hamigera; Leiothecium; Monascus; Penicilliopsis; Penicillium; Phialomyces; Pseudohamigera; Pseudopenicillium; Sclerocleista; Warcupiella; Xerochrysium; Xeromyces;

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]

^ Page Capsulotheca on "Mycobank". Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^ Page Eurotium on "Mycobank". Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
^ Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yulmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson RA, Frisvad JC (2020). "Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species". Studies in Mycology. 95: 5–169. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002. PMC 7426331. PMID 32855739.
^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
^ "Index Fungorum - Aspergillaceae Link, Abh. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 165 (1826) [1824]". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
^ "Index Fungorum - Aspergillus". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
^ "Index Fungorum - Penicillium". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
^ "Index Fungorum - Penicilliopsis". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.