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yellow tints are developed through the massing in localized colony areas of 

 thick-walled hyphae suggestive of hiille cells (see p. 201). 



At least two other species have been described which are believed to 

 represent probably synonyms of Aspergillus terreus: 



Aspergillus fuscus Anions (Archief. voor de Suikerindustrie in Nederlandsch. 

 Indie Jaarg. 29, Deell, pp. 8-10, 1921) by description is obviously a form closely 

 related to, if not identical with, A. terreus. 



Fig. 58. Aspergillus terreus group; different species growing upon Czapek s solu- 

 tion agar at room temperature. A, Typical, heavy sporing strain of A. terreus, 

 NRRL No. 265. B, A. terreus var. floccosus, characterized by loose floccose colonies 

 and limited spore production. C, A. carneus, NRRL No. 1928, heavy sporing and 

 characterized by flesh-colored conidia. D, A. niveus, NRRL No. 515, characterized 

 by white conidial heads. 



Aspergillus cmnamominus (Weiss) Dodge, in Med. Myc, p. 627. 1935. 



Synonym: S. cinnamominus Weiss, in Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp. 8: 189-193, 

 5 figs 1930. 

 Characterization from Dodge: Hyphae septate and branched; conidiophores 

 simple, 5m in diameter, vesicle 12 by 9 M . Primary phialides cylindric, 4 M long, bearing 



