| Trichocomaceae | |
|---|---|
| Culture of Penicillium purpurogenum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae E. Fisch. |
| Type genus | |
| Trichocoma Jungh |
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Trichocomaceae is a family of the order Eurotiales. Taxa are saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan in distribution, ubiquitous in soil and very common associates of decaying plant and food material. The family contains some of the most familiar fungi, such as Penicillium and Aspergillus.