Penicilliopsis Explained

Penicilliopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Aspergillaceae.^[1]

Taxonomy

This genus was created by the German botanist Hermann zu Solms-Laubach in 1887 when he described the type species Penicilliopsis clavariiformis (originally Penicilliopsis clavariaeformis) as new to science. The species was observed growing from the fallen fruit of Diospyros macrophylla in Java.^[2]

Species

As of March 2023, Species Fungorum accepted nine species of Penicilliopsis.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index Fungorum - Penicilliopsis Solms, Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 6: 53 (1887) . 2023-03-07 . www.indexfungorum.org.
2. Solms Laubach . H. Grafen Zu . 1887 . Penicilliopsis clavariaeformis, ein neuer javanischer Ascomycet . Annales du Jardin botanique de Buitenzorg . Leiden [etc.] . E.J. Brill [etc.] . 6 . 53–78 . www.biodiversitylibrary.org.
3. Web site: Species Fungorum - Penicilliopsis . 2022-07-10 . www.speciesfungorum.org.