Penicillium turcosoconidiatum
{{Short description|Species of fungus}}
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| genus = Penicillium
| species = turcosoconidiatum
| authority = Visagie, Houbraken & K. Jacobs 2014[http://www.mycobank.org/name/Penicillium%20turcosoconidiatum MycoBank]
| type_strain = CBS 138557[http://gcm.wfcc.info/speciesPage.jsp?strain_name=Penicillium%20turcosoconidiatum Global Catalogue of Microorganisms]
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Penicillium turcosoconidiatum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which was isolated from fynbos soil in Stellenbosch, South Africa.{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.09.002| pmid = 25492984| pmc = 4255628| title = A taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of Penicillium section Aspergilloides| journal = Studies in Mycology| volume = 78| pages = 373–451| year = 2014| last1 = Houbraken | first1 = J.| last2 = Visagie | first2 = C. M. | last3 = Meijer | first3 = M.| last4 = Frisvad | first4 = J. C. | last5 = Busby | first5 = P. E. | last6 = Pitt | first6 = J. I. | last7 = Seifert | first7 = K. A. | last8 = Louis-Seize | first8 = G.| last9 = Demirel | first9 = R.| last10 = Yilmaz | first10 = N.| last11 = Jacobs | first11 = K.| last12 = Christensen | first12 = M.| last13 = Samson | first13 = R. A. }}
The specific epithet turcosoconidiatum refers to the light blue turquoise conidia it forms on malt extract agar.
Description
Penicillium turcosoconidiatum is in the P. fuscum-clade of Penicillium and is distinguished from other similar species by:
- its limited growth on malt extract agar, Czapek, and yeast extract with supplements (YES) growth media
- short stipes
- size of conidia (2–2.5 μm)
- turquoise-colored conidia