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Hamigera is a genus of soil fungi characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores, making them significant in the food industry as potential spoilage agents of heat-processed fruits. Originally erected to accommodate species resembling Talaromyces but with distinct ascus formation, it is now confirmed as a separate genus within Aspergillaceae. It is phylogenetically distinct from Talaromyces (which belongs to the family Trichocomaceae).
Produces soft, avellaneous (hazel-brown) to white cleistothecia. A key diagnostic feature is that asci are formed singly or in irregular clusters from croziers, rather than in chains (as seen in Talaromyces). The anamorphs are Merimbla-like, with Penicillium-like phialides.
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