aspergillus persii aspergillus persii aspergillus persii is a species of fungus in the genus aspergillus which can cause onychomycosis. and otomycosis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/s1156523316000214 aspergillus persii scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: aspergillus species: a. persii binomial name aspergillus persiia.m. corte & zotti 2002 type strain cbs 112795, ibt 22660, mucl 41970 it is from the circumdati section. aspergillus persii produces xanthomegnin and ochratoxin a. growth and morphology a. persii has been cultivated on both czapek yeast extract agar (cya) plates and malt extract agar oxoid® (meaox) plates. the growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below. aspergillus persii growing on cya plate aspergillus persii growing on meaox plate