penicillium velutinum penicillium velutinum penicillium velutinum is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus penicillium which produces citrinin. penicillium velutinum can spoil fruit juices. penicillium velutinum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. velutinum binomial name penicillium velutinumbeyma, f.h. van. 1935 type strain atcc 10510, cbs 250.32, cect 2318, cgmcc 3.4481, cmi 40571, frr 2069, ijfm 5108, imi 040571, kctc 6269, mucl 38794, nrrl 2069, qm 7686, vkm f-379 synonyms citromyces fuscus penicillium pinetorum