''Talaromyces'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

fungi 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 fr ...

in the family Trichocomaceae. Described in 1955 by American mycologist Chester Ray Benjamin, species in the genus form soft, cottony fruit bodies (

ascocarp An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are mos ...

s) with

cell wall A cell wall is a structural layer surrounding some types of cells, just outside the cell membrane. It can be tough, flexible, and sometimes rigid. It provides the cell with both structural support and protection, and also acts as a filtering mec ...

s made of tightly interwoven

hypha A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium. Structure A hypha consists of one or ...

e. The fruit bodies are often yellowish or are surrounded by yellowish granules. A 2008 estimate placed 42 species in the genus, but several new species have since been described. This genus contains the teleomorph of '' Penicillium''.

Species

*'' T. albobiverticillius'' *'' T. amestolkiae'' *'' T. apiculatus'' *'' T. assiutensis'' *'' T. atroroseus'' *'' T. aurantiacus'' *'' T. austrocalifornicus'' *'' T. bacillisporus'' *'' T. barcinensis'' *'' T. boninensis'' *'' T. brunneus'' *'' T. calidicanius'' *'' T. cecidicola'' *'' T. coalescens'' *'' T. convolutus'' *'' T. dendriticus'' *'' T. derxii'' *'' T. duclauxii'' *'' T. echinosporus'' *'' T. emodensis'' *'' T. erythromellis'' *'' T. euchlorocarpius'' *'' T. flavus'' *'' T. funiculosus'' *'' T. galapagensis'' *'' T. hachijoensis'' *'' T. helicus'' *'' T. indigoticus'' *'' T. intermedius'' *'' T. islandicus'' *'' T. lagunensis'' *'' T. leycettanus'' *'' T. loliensis'' *'' T. luteus'' *'' T. macrosporus'' *'' T. malagensis'' *'' T. marneffei'' *'' T. mimosinus'' *'' T. minioluteus'' *'' T. muroii'' *'' T. palmae'' *'' T. panamensis'' *'' T. paucisporus'' *'' T. phialosporus'' *'' T. piceus'' *'' T. pinophilus'' *'' T. pittii'' *'' T. primulinus'' *'' T. proteolyticus'' *'' T. pseudostromaticus'' *'' T. purpureus'' *'' T. purpurogenus'' *'' T. rademirici'' *'' T. radicus'' *'' T. ramulosus'' *'' T. retardatus'' *'' T. rotundus'' *'' T. ruber'' *'' T. rubicundus'' *'' T. rugulosus'' *'' T. ryukyuensis'' *'' T. sabulosus'' *'' T. siamensis'' *'' T. stipitatus'' *'' T. stollii'' *'' T. subinflatus'' *'' T. sublevisporus'' *'' T. tardifaciens'' *'' T. thermocitrinus'' *'' T. trachyspermus'' *'' T. ucrainicus'' *'' T. udagawae'' *'' T. unicus'' *'' T. variabilis'' *'' T. varians'' *'' T. vermiculatus'' = T. flavus *'' T. verruculosus'' *'' T. viridis'' *'' T. viridulus'' *'' T. wortmannii''

References

Trichocomaceae Eurotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1955 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub