Aspergillus appendiculatus

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

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| genus = Aspergillus

| species = appendiculatus

| authority = Blaser (1975)

| type_strain = ATCC 16444, CBS 374.75, CBS 523.65, ETH 8286, IMI 278374, IMI 89278, ZT 8286{{cite journal|title=Aspergillus appendiculatus|website=www.uniprot.org|url=https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/1140386|language=en}}{{cite book|last1=Samson|first1=ed. by Robert A.|last2=Pitt|first2=John I.|title=Integration of modern taxonomic methods for penicillium and aspergillus classification|date=2000|publisher=Harwood Acad. Publ.|location=Amsterdam|isbn=978-9-058-23159-8}}

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| synonyms = Eurotium appendiculatum,
Eurotium aridicola

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Aspergillus appendiculatus (also called A. testaceocolorans) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.{{cite journal|last=Chen|first=A.J.|last2= Hubka |first2= V.|last3= Frisvad|first3= J.C.| last4= Visagie |first4= C.M.| last5=Houbraken |first5=J. | last6=Meijer |first6= M.| last7=Varga |first7= J.| last8=Demirel |first8=R. | last9= Jurjevic|first9= Z.| last10=Kubátová |first10= A.| last11= Sklenár|first11=F. | last12=Zhou |first12=Y.G. | last13=Samson |first13= R.A.|date=2017|title= Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food |journal=Studies in Mycology |volume= 88|pages=37–135|doi= 10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001|pmid=28860671|pmc=5573881}} The species was first described in 1975.Blaser, P. 1976. Taxonomische und physiologische Untersuchungen uber die Gattung Eurotium Link. ex Fr. Sydowia. 28:1-49 It has been reported to produce asperflavin, auroglaucin, bisanthrons, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, emodin, erythroglaucin, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, questinol, tetracyclic, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.