penicillium chermesinum penicillium chermesinum penicillium chermesinum is an anamorph fungus species of the genus of penicillium which was isolated from soil from nova scotia in canada.penicillium chermesinum produces plastatin, luteosporin, xanthomegnin, azaphilones, p-terphenyls and costaclavine. penicillium chermesinum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. chermesinum binomial name penicillium chermesinumbiourge, p. 1923 type strain atcc 48732, cbs 231.81, frr 2048, ifo 31745, imi 191730, kctc 6422, nbrc 31745, nrrl 2048, nrrl 22753, nrrl a-889, qm 5195