Amorphotheca resinae

Fungi

Family: Amorphothecaceae · Genus: Amorphotheca

Elsa Paderes (Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research NZ Ltd) · cc_by

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Amorphotheca resinae is an ascomycete fungus of the family Amorphothecaceae which is known to thrive in environments containing alkanes, like aviation fuel, from which it derives its trivial name 'kerosene fungus'. As such it belongs to the heterogenous group of microbial contaminants of diesel fuel.

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Growing details and traits for Amorphotheca resinae in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.