| Penicillium claviforme | |
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| Penicillium claviforme colony growing in petri dish | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Penicillium |
| Species: | P. claviforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Penicillium claviforme Bainier
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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.
Also known as synnema, meaning 'pillow', because of the closely appressed conidiophores.