Aspergillus hortai  Aspergillus hortai is a species of fungus in the genus "Aspergillus". It is from the "Terrei" section. The species was first described in 1935. It has been isolated from the ear of a human in Brazil, soil from the Galapagos Islands, and soil from the United States. It has been reported to produce acetylaranotin, butyrolactones, citrinin, 3-methylorsellinic acid, terrain, and terrequinone A. "A. hortai" has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid® (MEAOX) plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.