Penicillium claviforme
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Penicillium claviforme is a species of Penicillium within the phylum Ascomycota. It is found within the subgenus Terverticillium. It has a coremium-type morphology in the sexual structures, named for its resemblance to matchsticks.
It is also known as Penicillium vulpinum; or synnema, meaning 'pillow', because of the closely appressed conidiophores.
References
- {{cite book |first=C.J. |last=Alexopolous |first2=Charles W. |last2=Mims |first3=M. |last3=Blackwell |display-authors=etal|title=Introductory Mycology |publisher=Wiley |year=2004 |isbn=0-471-52229-5 |edition=4th }}
- {{cite journal |first=M. |last=Moss |title=Penicillium claviforme — an Impressive mould with an M.C. Cooke Connection |journal=Mycologist |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=143–4 |year=2004 |doi=10.1017/S0269915X04004124 }}
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