penicillium melanoconidium penicillium melanoconidium penicillium megasporum is a species in the genus penicillium which produces xanthomegin, verrucosidin, roquefortine c and penitrem a. penicillium megasporum occurs in grain penicillium melanoconidium scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. melanoconidium binomial name penicillium melanoconidiumfrisvad, j.; samson, r.a. 2004 type strain cbs 115506, ibt 3444, imi 321503 synonyms penicillium aurantiogriseum var. melanoconidium