penicillium corylophilum penicillium corylophilum penicillium corylophilum is a species of the genus of penicillium which occurs in damp buildings in united states, canada and western europe but it can also be found in a variety of foods and mosquitoes. penicillium corylophilum produces the alkaloid epoxyagroclavine and citrinin and is a pathogen to mosquitoes. penicillium corylophilum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. corylophilum binomial name penicillium corylophilumdierckx, r.p. 1901 type strain cbs 330.79 , ijfm 5147 synonyms penicillium barcinonense, penicillium chloroleucon, penicillium obscurum, penicillium citreovirens, penicillium corylophiloides, penicillium coeruleoviride, penicillium citreovirens