Penicillium
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See also: penicillium and pénicillium
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin pēnicillum (“painter's brush”) + -ium (taxonomic suffix), referring to the chains of conidia that resemble a broom.
Proper noun
[edit]Penicillium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – many economically important soil fungi and molds, widespread in cool and temperate climates.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Eurotiomycetes - class; Eurotiomycetidae - subclass; Eurotiales - order; Aspergillaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (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.
- See
- Penicillium expansum (apple rot fungus) - type species; Penecillium chrysogenum (source of penicillin) - selected species
References
[edit]Penicillium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Penicillium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Penicillium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons