Aspergillus huiyaniae sp. nov., a teleomorphic species in sect. Fumigati isolated from desert soil in China

•We described a new teleomorphic species, Aspergillus huiyaniae, in section Fumigati.•This species was isolated from desert soil in Xinjiang, China.•Ascospore is irregularly ribbed to slightly reticulate with aculeate convex surfaces.•Ascospores of this species are similar to those of Neosartorya fennelliae.

Aspergillus huiyaniae, a new teleomorphic species isolated from desert soil in Xinjiang, China, was described and illustrated. Aspergillus huiyaniae is characterized by its yellowish white to pale yellow cleistothecia, broadly lenticular ascospores with two equatorial crests and irregularly ribbed to slightly reticulate convex surfaces, and subglobose to ovate or broadly ellipsoidal conidia with smooth walls. This species was supported further by the analyses of the β-tubulin, calmodulin and actin gene sequences.