penicillium brunneum penicillium brunneum penicillium brunneum is an anamorph fungus species of the genus of penicillium which was isolated in imported rice an produces rugulosin a substance which is hepatocarcinogenic to mice and rats. penicillium brunneum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. brunneum binomial name penicillium brunneumudagawa, s. 1959 type strain atcc 18229, b 40029, bcrc 33338, cbs 227.60, ccrc 33338, frr 0175, frr 0646, ifo 6438, ihem 3907, imi 078259, kctc 6414, lcp 60.1601, mucl 31318, mucl 34587, nbrc 6438, nhl 6054, ni 6330, nrrl 175, nrrl a-9695, qm 7887 synonyms talaromyces brunneus