Penicillium citrinum Thom
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPenicillium citrinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
Form genusPenicillium (blue mould rot)
FamilyTRICHOCOMACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderEUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassEUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kozakiewicz, Z. 1992 Penicillium citrinum I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1104.

Penicillium citrinum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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