aspergillus spinosus aspergillus spinosus aspergillus spinosus is a species of fungus in the genus aspergillus. aspergillus spinosus produces aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, fumigachlorin and pseurotins. aspergillus spinosus scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: aspergillus species: a. spinosus binomial name aspergillus spinosuskozakiewicz 1989 type strain atcc 16898, cbs 483.65, nrrl 5034 synonyms aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus,aspergillus fischeri var. verrucosu,neosartorya fischeri var. spinosa,neosartorya spinosa growth and morphology a. spinosus 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 spinosus growing on cya plate aspergillus spinosus growing on meaox plate