penicillium simplicissimum penicillium simplicissimum penicillium simplicissimum is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus penicillium which can promote plant growth. this species occurs on food and its primary habitat is in decaying vegetations penicillium simplicissimum produces verruculogene, fumitremorgene b, penicillic acid, viridicatumtoxin, decarestrictine g, decarestrictine l, decarestrictine h, decarestrictine i, decarestrictine k decarestrictine m, dihydrovermistatin, vermistatin and penisimplicissin penicillium simplicissimum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. simplicissimum binomial name penicillium simplicissimumthom, c. 1930 type strain atcc 10495, cbs 372.48, cbs 391.78b, ccfc007208, daom 211759, frr 0902, ifo 5762, imi 039816, imi 039816ii, nbrc 5762, nrrl 902, qm 1939, thom 5605.2 synonyms spicaria simplicissima, penicillium echinulonalgrovense, penicillium piscarium, penicillium janthinellum, penicillium glaucoroseum, penicillium guttulosum, penicillium populi, penicillium pulvillorum, penicillium glaucolanosum, penicillium echinulonalgiovense, penicillium raperi, penicillium vitale, penicillium novae-caledoniae var. album, penicillium ciegleri