penicillium coralligerum penicillium coralligerum penicillium coralligerum is a species of the genus of penicillium. it is a marine species sometimes referred to as a deep-sea fungus and in some languages named the equivalent of "deep-sea mold". penicillium coralligerum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. coralligerum binomial name penicillium coralligerumnicot, j. & pionnat, j.c. 1962 type strain atcc 16968, cbs 123.65, frr 3465, ifo 9578, ihem 4511, imi 099159, lcp 58.1674, mucl 31320, mucl 34588, nbrc 9578, nrrl 3465, pu 58