penicillium giganteum penicillium giganteum penicillium giganteum is a species of the genus of penicillium which was isolated from soil. penicillium giganteum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. giganteum binomial name penicillium giganteumroy, r.y.; singh, g.n. 1968 type strain atcc 48996, cbs 144.69, frr 0535, imi 132774