- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Penicillium citrinum Thom
- Scientific name
- Penicillium citrinum
- Author
- Thom
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Eurotiomycetes
- Order
- Eurotiales
- Family
- Trichocomaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- LAYANNE FERRO
- Comments etc.
- LAYANNE FERRO, David Minter
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Conidiophores arising from mycelium mat, predominant symmetrically biverticillate, terverticillate structures abundantly produced in fresh isolates; stipes smooth, width 2.0–3.0µm; metulae in whorls of 3–4(−6), 12−16×2.0−2.7μm; phialides ampulliform, 7.5−10×2.0−2.5μm; conidia smooth walled, globose to subglobose, 2.0−2.5×1.8−2.5μm. (Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson, 2010)
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
I suggest including it in the list of least concern (LC).
Geographic range
According to GBIF the species has 557 occurrences, distributed worldwide.
Population and Trends
There are 557occurrences in the world, with the highest number of records in United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
This species has been isolated from various substrates such as soil, (tropical) cereals, spices and indoor environments.
Threats
Although widely distributed, the species is found in areas that suffer anthropogenic action.
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
Medicinal, biotechnological and ecological importance.
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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