Penicillium brevicompactum Dierckx
(Rollrim Mould)

Interactions where Penicillium brevicompactum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			AGARICALES	mushrooms and toadstools		Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/	Agaricales	mushrooms and toadstools			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Agaricus sylvaticus	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Agaricales: Agaricaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus sylvaticus/	Agaricus sylvaticus	blushing wood mushroom			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Gymnopus peronatus	Wood Woollyfoot	Agaricales: Omphalotaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Omphalotaceae/Gymnopus peronatus/	Gymnopus peronatus	wood woollyfoot			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Flammulina velutipes	Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus	Agaricales: Physalacriaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes/	Flammulina velutipes	velvet shank, winter fungus			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Boletus edulis	Penny Bun, Cep	Boletales: Boletaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus edulis/	Boletus edulis	penny bun, cep			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca	False Chanterelle	Boletales: Hygrophoropsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Hygrophoropsidaceae/Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca/	Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca	false chanterelle			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises fruitbody			Paxillus involutus	Brown Rollrim, Poison Pax, "The Silent Killer"	Boletales: Paxillaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus involutus/	Paxillus involutus	brown rollrim, poison pax, "the silent killer"			fruitbody
Penicillium anamorph (compact)		compact colony of Penicillium anamorph parasitises bracket			Fomitopsis betulina	Birch Polypore, Razorstrop Fungus	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium brevicompactum/	Penicillium brevicompactum	rollrim mould		compact	colony	Penicillium anamorph	Fungus / parasite			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Fomitopsis betulina/	Fomitopsis betulina	birch polypore, razorstrop fungus			bracket

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Penicillium
(blue mould rot)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Anamorphic Species	Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould)
Genus	Penicillium (blue mould rot)
Family	TRICHOCOMACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
Order	EUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
Subclass	EUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
Class	EUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Penicillium brevicompactum is also a member of:
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes - dematiaceous anamorphic fungi (via Penicillium)
Anamorphic fungi - mitosporic fungi (via Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Anamorphic fungi)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kozakiewicz, Z.	1992	Penicillium brevicompactum	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1102.

Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Penicillium
(blue mould rot)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Penicillium brevicompactum (Rollrim Mould):

Penicillium
(blue mould rot)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes
(dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Anamorphic fungi
(mitosporic fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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