Penicillium claviforme

Taxobox
name = "Penicillium"


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regnum = Fungi
subregnum = Dikarya
phylum = Ascomycota
subphylum = Pezizomycotina
classis = Eurotiomycetes
subclassis = Eurotiomycetidae
ordo = Eurotiales
familia = Trichocomaceae
genus = "Penicillium"
subgenus = "Terverticillium"
species = "P. claviforme"
binomial = "Penicillium claviforme"
binomial_authority = Bainier

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

*Is found within the subgenus "Terverticillium".

*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

*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., "Introductory Mycology, 4^th ed." (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5

*M. Moss, "Penicillium claviforme" - an Impressive mould with an M.C. Cooke Connection". "Mycologist" (2004); vol. 18, issue 4: 143-144.