aspergillus tsurutae aspergillus tsurutae aspergillus tsurutae 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 2003. aspergillus tsurutae scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: aspergillus species: a. tsurutae binomial name aspergillus tsurutaey. horie (2003) growth and morphology a. tsurutae has been cultivated on both yeast extract sucrose agar (yes) plates and malt extract agar oxoid® (meaox) plates. the growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below. aspergillus tsurutae growing on meaox plate aspergillus tsurutae growing on yes plate