Penicillium paradoxum

Penicillium paradoxum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. paradoxum
Binomial name
	Penicillium paradoxum; (Fennell & Raper) Samson, Houbraken, Visagie & Frisvad 2014

Last updated January 01, 2026

Penicillium paradoxum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium .^[1]^[2] Penicillium paradoxum grows on dog dung and is phototropic, and has a characteristic odour. Unusual for Penicillium, the fungus has an Aspergillus-like conidial head, not a penicillus.

References

1 2 MycoBank
↑ Visagie, C. M.; Houbraken, J.; Frisvad, J. C.; Hong, S. -B.; Klaassen, C. H. W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K. A.; Varga, J.; Yaguchi, T.; Samson, R. A. (2014). "Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium". Studies in Mycology. 78: 343–371. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.09.001. PMC 4261876 . PMID 25505353.

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[Penicillium-paradoxum-1] 1 2 MycoBank

[2] Visagie, C. M.; Houbraken, J.; Frisvad, J. C.; Hong, S. -B.; Klaassen, C. H. W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K. A.; Varga, J.; Yaguchi, T.; Samson, R. A. (2014). "Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium". Studies in Mycology. 78: 343–371. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.09.001. PMC 4261876 . PMID 25505353.

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