aspergillus waksmanii aspergillus waksmanii aspergillus waksmanii is a homothallic species of fungus in the genus aspergillus which has been isolated from soil from new jersey in the united states. 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. aspergillus waksmanii produces apolar indoloterpenes. aspergillus waksmanii scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: aspergillus species: a. waksmanii binomial name aspergillus waksmaniihubka, s.w. peterson, frisvad & m. kolarik (2013) type strain nrrl 179 growth and morphology a. waksmanii 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 waksmanii growing on cya plate aspergillus waksmanii growing on meaox plate