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Macro-morphology

 
Data CYAS at 25C
 Colony diameter CYAS (mm) :25 - 30 
 
Reverse colour on CYAS25C :
unchanged no
white to cream no
yellow yes
orange yes
red no
olive no
green no
 
fawn to pale brown no
brown yes
grey or beige no
black no
blue no
pink no
glaucous no
 
 
Conidium colour on CYAS25C :
white to cream no
yellow yes
orange yes
red no
olive no
green yes
glaucous no
 
fawn to pale brown no
brown no
grey or beige yes
black no
blue no
pink no
   
 
 
Data CREA at 25C
 Base production on CREA :No base production 

Micro-morphology

 
Stipe
 
Stipe ornamentation :
smooth yes
finely roughened no
rugose no
 
coarsely roughened no
warted no
   
 
 Stipe length (µm) :500 - 1000 
 Conidiophore seriation :uniseriate 
 
Apical vesicle
 Apical vesicle width (µm) :25 - 40 
 
Apical vesicle shape :
globose no
subglobose yes
subclavate no
clavate no
pyriform no
 
flask-shaped (ampulliform no
irregular no
domelike no
conical no
spatulate no
 
 Apical vesicle :present 
 
Branching pattern :
Mono-verticillate no
Bi-verticillate no
Multi-verticillate no
 
Ter-verticillate no
Quater-verticillate no
   
 
 
Phialide
 
Phialide shape :
acerose (lanceolate, without constriction) no
flask-shaped, (ampulliform, with constriction) yes
cylindrical no
 
 
 
Conidia
 
Conidia shape :
globose yes
subglobose yes
ellipsoid yes
cylindrical no
apiculate no
 
barrel-shaped no
ovoid no
pyriform no
citriform no
   
 
 Conidia length (µm) :(4.5) 5 - 6.5 (8) 
 
Conidia ornamentation :
smooth no
finely roughened no
coarsely roughened no
striate no
 
warted no
echinulate no
spinulose yes
   
 
 
Sexual features
 Cleistothecia or sclerotia :present 
 
Cleistothecia/sclerotia colour :
white to creamy no
buff no
yellow yes
orange no
purple no
 
black no
gray no
brown no
pink no
greenish no
 
 
Ascospore ornamentation :
smooth yes
finely roughened no
coarsely roughened no
echinulate no
 
spinulose no
striate, with ridges (here not lenticular!) no
reticulate no
rugulose no
 
 
Ascospore lenticular :
absent no
with a single flange no
with 2 flanges no
no flanges, but a furrow (groove) no
 
with 3 flanges no
with 4 flanges no
multiple flangs yes
   
 
 Ascospore length (µm) :4.8 - 5.6 
 Ascospore width (µm) :3.8 - 4.4 

General information

 Nomenclature_Mycobank :
 
 Collection numbers :WB 13,WB 17