Fungi: Ascomycota: Eurotiomycetes: Eurotiales: Aspergillaceae: Penicillium digitatum (Pers.) Sacc.

Penicillium digitatum

Synonyms: Aspergillus digitatus, Aspergillus simplex, Monilia digitata, Mucor cespitosus, Mucor digitata, Penicillium olivaceum.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Penicillium digitatum (/ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪəm/digitatum/) is a mesophilic fungus found in the soil of citrus-producing areas. It is a major source of post-harvest decay in fruits and is responsible for the widespread post-harvest disease in Citrus fruit known as green rot or green mould.In nature, this necrotrophic wound pathogen grows in filaments and reproduces asexually through the production of conidiophores. However, P. digitatum can also be cultivated in the laboratory setting. Alongside its pathogenic life cycle, P. digitatum is also involved in other human, animal and plant interactions and is currently being used in the production of immunologically based mycological detection assays for the food industry.

Japanese: ミドリカビ病菌, Persian: کپک سبز مرکبات, Russian: Пеницилл пальчатый.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Fallen fruits of trifoliate orange with green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on fallen fruits of trifoliate orange on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Close up of green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on a fallen and rotting fruit of trifoliate orange on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on a fallen and rotting fruit of trifoliate orange in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on fallen fruits of trifoliate orange in area of Caney Creek crossing on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, February 9, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on fallen fruits of trifoliate orange on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Green mould caused by fungus Penicillium digitatum on a rotting fruit of trifoliate orange on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

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