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Aspergillus
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Fungi : Eurotiomycetes : Trichocomaceae : Aspergillus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Dorfelt and A. R. Schmidt. 2005. A fossil Aspergillus from Baltic amber. Mycological Research 109(8):956-960 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aspergillus collembolorum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1809 | Aspergillus Micheli |
2005 | Aspergillus Dorfelt and Schmidt |
References
Dorfelt H., Schmidt A. R. (2005) A fossil Aspergillus from Baltic amber, Mycological Research 109 8, 956-960 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!