Aspergillaceae

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]

Aspergillaceae
A petri dish growing various molds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae Link (1826)
Type genus
Aspergillus P.Micheli ex Haller (1768)
Genera[1]
Aspergillago Aspergillus Capsulotheca[2] Dichlaena Eurotium[3] Evansstolkia Hamigera Leiothecium Monascus Penicilliopsis Penicillium Phialomyces Pseudohamigera Pseudopenicillium Sclerocleista Warcupiella Xerochrysium Xeromyces

Taxonomy

The family was circumscribed in 1824 by the German botanist Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.^[9]

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  Aspergillus
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  Penicillium