First report of Emericella echinulata as a teleomorph of Aspergillus from Iran

Abstract

During 2009–10, the presence of ascomycetous species in soil was studied in Fars province. Isolates were recovered from soil using modified Czapek (Raper <em>et al.</em> 1973), malt extract agar (MEA) and potato dextrose agar (PDA). Teleomorphic characteristics such as morphology of ascocarps, asci, ascospores and anamorphic characteristics such as conidiophores, phialides, conidia and chlamydospores were investigated. Based on the above criteria two species were identified: <em>Emericella echinulata </em>and<em> E. nidulans</em> from which the former species is a new record for Iran.