Penicillium terrenum

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Penicillium terrenum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Penicillium
Species:
P. terrenum
Binomial name
Penicillium terrenum
Scott, D.B. 1968 [1]

Penicillium terrenum is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium . [1] [2] [3] Georegion is New Zealand. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 MycoBank
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  3. John I. Pitt (1979). The Genus Penicillium & Its Teleomorphic States: Eupeniccillum & Talaromyces. Academic Press. ISBN   0125577508.
  4. "Penicillium terrenum D.B. Scott 1968 - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

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