Penicillium

See also: penicillium and pénicillium

Translingual

Penicillium roqueforti in blue Stilton cheese

Etymology

From Latin penicillum (“painter's brush”), referring to the chains of conidia that resemble a broom.

Proper noun

Penicillium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subdivision; Eurotiomycetes - class; Eurotiomycetidae - subclass; Eurotiales - order; Aspergillaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Penecillium subg. Aspergilloides, Penecillium subg. Biverticillium, Penecillium subg. Furcatum, Penecillium subg. Penicillium; - subgenera
- Penicillium expansum (apple rot fungus) - type species; Penecillium chrysogenum (source of penicillin) - selected species
  - See Penicillium on WikispeciesWikispecies for the numerous other species.

References

Penicillium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Penicillium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Penicillium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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