penicillium terrigenum penicillium terrigenum penicillium terrigenum is a species of fungus in the genus penicillium which was isolated from soil in hawaii in the united states. penicillium terrigenum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. terrigenum binomial name penicillium terrigenumseifert, houbraken, frisvad & samson 2011 type strain cbs 127354, dto 9d4, ibt 30769