Trichocomaceae

Trichocomaceae
Culture of Penicillium purpurogenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
E.Fisch. (1897)
Type genus
Trichocoma
Jungh. (1838)

The Trichocomaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales. Taxa are saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and common associates of decaying plant and food material. The family contains some of the most familiar fungi, such as Penicillium and Aspergillus.

Genera

References

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  2. Barron, G. L. (1967). "Torulomyces and Monocillium". Mycologia. 59 (4): 716–8. doi:10.2307/3757100. JSTOR 3757100. PMID 6068729.


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