Table 8.
Genetic similarities between selected homothallic species and their most closely related heterothallic / anamorphic relatives across diversity of the genus Aspergillus.
| Homothallic species (section) – closest heterothallic / anamorphic species | Genetic similarities (%): benA / CaM / RPB21 |
|---|---|
| subg. Aspergillus | |
| A. halophilicus (Restricti) – any species | ≤89 |
| A. montevidensis (Aspergillus) – any species | ≤88 |
| subg. Circumdati | |
| A. alliaceus (Flavi) – A. lanosus | 96.4 / 95.7 / 99.1 |
| A. muricatus (Circumdati) – A. ochraceus | ≤91 |
| A. neoflavipes (Flavipedes) – A. micronesiensis | 94.8 / 91.9 / 97.5 |
| A. neoniveus (Terrei) – any species | ≤90 |
| subg. Cremei | |
| A. chrysellus (Cremei) – A. wentii | 97.1 / 97.2 / 97.7 |
| A. cremeus (Cremei) – any species | ≤91 |
| A. stromatoides (Cremei) – any species | ≤93 |
| subg. Fumigati | |
| A. acanthosporus (Clavati) – A. clavatus | ≤93 |
| A. aureolus (Fumigati) – A. acrensis | 99.6 / 98.8 / 99.0 |
| A. cejpii (Clavati) – any species | ≤88 |
| A. fischeri (Fumigati) – A. fumigatus | 94.3 / 94.5 / 97.9 |
| A. posadasensis (Clavati) – A. clavatus | 95.1 / 92.6 / 93.5 |
| A. quadricinctus (Fumigati) – A. duricaulis | 92.6 / 95.0 / 99.1 |
| A. siamensis (Fumigati) – A. wyomingensis | 97.1 / 96.5 / 98.9 |
| A. waksmanii (Fumigati) – A. nishimurae | 97.8 / 98.4 / 96.6 |
| subg. Nidulantes | |
| A. discophorus (Nidulantes, A. aeneus clade) – A. karnatakaensis | ≤92 |
| A. falconensis (Nidulantes, A. nidulans clade) – A. recurvatus | ≤93 |
| A. monodii (Usti) – any species | ≤90 |
| A. nidulans (Nidulantes, A. nidulans clade) – any species | ≤92 |
| A. pluriseminatus (Nidulantes, A. multicolor clade) – any species | ≤92 |
| A. purpureus (Nidulantes, A. spelunceus clade) – any species | ≤90 |
| A. undulatus (Nidulantes, A. stellatus clade) – any species | ≤89 |
1If none of three genetic similarities exceed 95 %, the values are replaced by only one highest value (usually RPB2 locus).