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DeutschPenicillium claviforme
| Penicillium claviforme | |
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| Penicillium claviforme colony growing in petri dish | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. claviforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium claviforme | |
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
[edit]- Alexopolous, C.J.; Mims, Charles W.; Blackwell, M.; et al. (2004). Introductory Mycology (4th ed.). Wiley. ISBN 0-471-52229-5.
- Moss, M. (2004). "Penicillium claviforme — an Impressive mould with an M.C. Cooke Connection". Mycologist. 18 (4): 143–4. doi:10.1017/S0269915X04004124.
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