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Penicillium expansum Link, 1821 (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Suggested Literature

Penicillium expansum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Penicillium expansum is associated with:

Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph, colony Malus - apples (Rosaceae) colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially on fruit in storage]

There may be more taxa associated with Penicillium expansum listed at higher taxonomic level

Penicillium
(a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi)

Associated with Penicillium expansum:

Penicillium expansum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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