- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Penicillium chrysogenum Thom
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- Scientific name
- Penicillium chrysogenum
- 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
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 1500 occurrences, distributed worldwide.
Population and Trends
There are 1500 occurrences in the world, with the highest number of records in Australia.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Penicillium chrysogenum is a commonly occurring mould in indoor environments and foods, and has gained much attention for its use in the production of the antibiotic penicillin
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
Penicillium chrysogenum is a commonly occurring mould in indoor environments and foods, and has gained much attention for its use in the production of the antibiotic penicillin.
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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