Talaromyces C. R. Benjamin

Talaromyces C. R. Benjamin Notes. The genus Talaromyces was first established by Benjamin (1955) and used to accommodate sexual stages of some Penicillium species. Currently, Talaromyces is the largest genus in the family Trichocomaceae, which is recorded in over 170 accepted species classified into 8 sections in Mycobank (Accession date: March 10, 2025). Talaromyces has a global distribution and has been reported from a wide range of substrates including air, indoor environments, plant materials, food products, dung, but mostly from soils (Hyde et al. 2024; Visagie et al. 2024). Some Talaromyces species play a key role as endophytes, helping plants against pathogens and promoting plant growth (Naraghi et al. 2012; Hashem et al. 2023; Nicoletti et al. 2023 b). Additionally, while some species can cause diseases in humans, others show activity against human cancer cell lines (Chan et al. 2016; Zhai et al. 2016; Nicoletti et al. 2023 a). In genus Talaromyces, specifically within the section Talaromyces, both asexual and sexual morphs have been recorded in some species, exhibiting considerable morphological diversity. In the asexual morph, most species possess bi-verticillate conidiophores, although some exhibit both bi-verticillate and mono-verticillate conidiophores (Nguyen et al. 2023).