Penicillium paradoxum

Penicillium paradoxum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium.^[1][2] Penicillium paradoxum grows on dog dung and is phototropic, and has a characteristic odour. Unusual for Penicillium, the fungus has an Aspergillus-like conidial head, not a penicillus.

Penicillium paradoxum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. paradoxum
Binomial name
Penicillium paradoxum (Fennell & Raper) Samson, Houbraken, Visagie & Frisvad 2014[1]