Penicillium expansum Link
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Penicillium expansum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit Major Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Penicillium expansum, Kozakiewicz, Z., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium expansum/Penicillium expansuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplessoft, brown, rotten, musty-smellingfruitMajor
Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit Major Pyrus communis Pear Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Penicillium expansum, Kozakiewicz, Z., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium expansum/Penicillium expansuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis/Pyrus communispearsoft, brown, rotten, musty-smellingfruitMajor
Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph colony of Penicillium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages soft, brown, rotten, musty-smelling fruit [Soft Fruit] treees, bushes and plants that are grown for soft fruit Penicillium expansum, Kozakiewicz, Z., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium expansum/Penicillium expansuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Soft Fruit/Soft Fruittreees, bushes and plants that are grown for soft fruitsoft, brown, rotten, musty-smellingfruit

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Kozakiewicz, Z., 1995Penicillium expansumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1258.

Penicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Penicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPenicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)
GenusPenicillium (blue mould rot)
FamilyTRICHOCOMACEAE (a family of ascomycetes)
OrderEUROTIALES (an order of ascomycetes)
SubclassEUROTIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes)
ClassEUROTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Penicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kozakiewicz, Z. 1995 Penicillium expansum I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1258.

Penicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Penicillium expansum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

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