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Penicillium claviforme

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Eurotiomycetes

Family
  
Trichocomaceae

Scientific name
  
Penicillium claviforme

Division
  
Ascomycota

Order
  
Eurotiales

Genus
  
Penicillium

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Penicillium griseofulvum, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium purpurogenum, Penicillium echinulatum

Penicillium claviforme is a species of Penicillium within the phylum Ascomycota.

  • It is found within the subgenus Terverticillium.
  • It has a coremium-type morphology in the sexual structures, named for its resemblance to matchsticks.
  • It is also known as Penicillium vulpinum.

    • Also known as synnema, meaning 'pillow', because of the closely appressed conidiophores.

    References

    Penicillium claviforme Wikipedia
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