Astronomy Notes

Below is the species of fungi that grow on lenses and mirrors.

Enicillium spinulosum, Thom.
Penicillium commune, Thom.
Penicillium citrinum, Thom.
Aspergillus niger, Van Tiegh.
Trichoderma viride, Pers. ex-Fr.
Mucor racemosus, Fres.
Mucor ramannianus, A. Moeller.

Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus candidus
Penicillium sp.
Paecilomyces sp.
Syncephalastrum sp.
Sepedonium sp.
Cuvulvaria sp.
Fusarium sp.
Monilia sp.
Cladosporium sp.

P.S.

• sp means species.
• The name before the comma is the genus and the latter is the particular species. This is the nomenclature of micro-organisms.
• Fungi is the plural form of fungus.
• The information is collected by AlvinSCLee at Singastro.org.