Another member of the Aspergillus genera often found on damp building materials is
Aspergillus sydowii, It is very closely related to
Aspergillus versicolor. The colony color is a deep blue green compared to
Aspergillus versicolor's light green with a few other pale colors mixed in. According to the
National Science Foundation, purple sea fan coral can be attacked by Aspergillus sydowii.
Both
Aspergillus versicolor and
Aspergillus sydowii have small
spathulate heads. They are shaped like like a tiny Dairy Queen malt spoon. They will also produce conidia from structures that resemble
Penicillium spp.
The spores do not have distinguishing characteristics and are identified as Asp/Pen like on an Air-O-Cell cassette sample.
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Aspergillus sydowii line drawing - N. Carlson
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| Aspergillus sydowii in culture. - N. Carlson |
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| Typical Aspergillus sydowii heads - N. Carlson |
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| Aspergillus sydowii - standard head and Penicillate like structure - N. Carlson |
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