penicillium brefeldianum penicillium brefeldianum penicillium brefeldianum is an anamorph fungus species of the genus of penicillium which produces brefeldin a a fungal metabolite. penicillium brefeldianum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. brefeldianum binomial name penicillium brefeldianumstolk & d.b. scott 1967 type strain cbs 235.81, frr 0710, ifo 31731, imi 216896, lcp 89.2573, lcp 89.2578, mucl 38762, nbrc 31731, nrrl 710, qm 1872, thom 5296 synonyms eupenicillium brefeldianum, carpenteles brefeldianum