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Eurotiales

Fungus Orders

Eurotiales is an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds, formally established in 1980 within the kingdom Fungi, division Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes and subclass Eurotiomycetidae. The order comprises five families, 28 genera and roughly 1,280 species, including the genera Aspergillus, with 428 species, and Penicillium, with 467 species.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Aspergillus flavus, Species
Source Wikidata: Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus Niger, Species
Source Wikidata: Aspergillus Niger
Penicillium, Species
Source Wikidata: Penicillium
Penicillium chrysogenum, Species
Source Wikidata: Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium roqueforti, Species
Source Wikidata: Penicillium roqueforti
Talaromyces, Species
Source Wikidata: Talaromyces
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ135266, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Eurotiales
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds.
  • In Group: Yeast and Mold Orders, Lead
    The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds.
View the Source
Wikidata: Eurotiales
Wikidata Q135266, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Penicillium
Parent Taxon Of: Penicillium, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Talaromyces
Parent Taxon Of: Talaromyces, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Aspergillus Niger
Parent Taxon Of: Aspergillus Niger, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Aspergillus flavus
Parent Taxon Of: Aspergillus flavus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Penicillium roqueforti
Parent Taxon Of: Penicillium roqueforti, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Penicillium chrysogenum
Parent Taxon Of: Penicillium chrysogenum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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