Aspergillus longivesica

Aspergillus longivesica is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Clavati section. The species was first described in 1971 by L.H. Huang and K.B. Raper. A. longivesica has been reported to produce patulin, tryptoquivalones, tryptoquivalines, antafumicins, and pyripyropen.

Growth and morphology

A. longivesica has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.