Penicillium Link
(blue mould rot)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Penicillium aurantiogriseum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium brevicompactum
Rollrim Mould
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium camemberti
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium chrysogenum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium citrinum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium expansum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium glabrum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium griseofulvum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium hirsutum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium oxalicum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium roqueforti
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium viridicatum
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus
Anamorphic Species 1 ident. refs
Penicillium vulpinum
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Penicillium (unidentified)
Unidentified Penicillium Dematiaceous Anamorphic Fungi
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPenicillium (blue mould rot)
FamilyTRICHOCOMACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderEUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassEUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Raper, K.B., Thom, C. & Fennel, D.I. 1949 *** A Manual of the Penicillia ***(Superseded) 875pp, The Williams & Wilkins Company

Talaromyces Species With Penicillium States

Stolk, A.C. & Samson, R.A. 1972 The Genus Talaromyces: studies on Talaromyces and related genera II Stud. Mycol. No. 2.

Penicillium (blue mould rot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Penicillium (blue mould rot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Penicillium (blue mould rot)
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