aspergillus coreanus aspergillus coreanus aspergillus coreanus is a species of fungus in the genus aspergillus. it is from the fumigati section. several fungi from this section produce heat-resistant ascospores, and the isolates from this section are frequently obtained from locations where natural fires have previously occurred. the species was first described in 2006. a. coreanus produces aszonalenins. aspergillus coreanus scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: aspergillus species: a. coreanus binomial name aspergillus coreanuss.b. hong, frisvad & samson (2006) growth and morphology a. coreanus 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 coreanus growing on cya plate aspergillus coreanus growing on meaox plate