''Penicillium allii'' is an
anamorph
In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota:
*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body.
*Anamorph: an ase ...
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
species of the genus of ''
Penicillium''.
[ ''Penicillium allii'' is a pathogen of garlic (]Allium sativum
Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeastern ...
).[''First report of Penicillium allii as a field pathogen of garlic (Allium sativum)'' ''J.G. Valdez, M.A. Makuch, A.F. Ordovini R.W. Masuelli, D.P. Overy, R.J. Piccolo']
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Further reading
''Penicillium allii, a New Species from Egyptian Garlic'' ''Michael A. Vincent and John I. Pitt'' Mycologia Vol. 81, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1989), pp. 300–303 Published by: Mycological Society of America
The Mycological Society of America (MSA) is a learned society that serves as the professional organization of mycologists in the U.S. and Canada. It was founded in 1932. The Society's constitution states that "The purpose of the Society is to promo ...
See also
* List of Penicillium species
References
allii
Fungi described in 1989
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