penicillium gossypii penicillium gossypii penicillium gossypii is a species of the genus of penicillium. penicillium gossypii scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. gossypii binomial name penicillium gossypiipitt, j.i. 1979