Penicillium hirsutum Sartory & Bainier
(a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Interactions where Penicillium hirsutum 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 live corm Gladiolus x hortulanus cultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladiolus Asparagales: Iridaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Eurotiales/Trichocomaceae/Penicillium hirsutum/Penicillium hirsutuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyPenicillium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus x hortulanus/Gladiolus x hortulanuscultivated gladiolus, large-flowered gladioluslivecorm

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesPenicillium hirsutum (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 hirsutum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kozakiewicz, Z. 1995 Penicillium hirsutum Dierckx I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1260.

Penicillium hirsutum (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 hirsutum (a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus):

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