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Host class, family    Go to top of form
Ascomycota, Arthoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Dermateaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Lecideaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Leotiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Microthyriaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Ochrolechiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Pannariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Peltigeraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Physciaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Pyrenopsidaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Trapeliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Ascomycota, Verrucariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Acanthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Actinidiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Adoxaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Amaranthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Anacardiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Annonaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Apiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Apocynaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Aquifoliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Araliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Aristolochiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Asteraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Balsaminaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Begoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Berberidaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Betulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Bignoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Bixaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Boraginaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Brassicaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Burseraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Buxaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cactaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Calycanthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Campanulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cannabaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cannaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Caprifoliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Caricaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Caryophyllaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Casuarinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Celastraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Chrysobalanaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cistaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Clethraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Clusiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Combretaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Connaraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Convolvulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Coriariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cornaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Crassulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cucurbitaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Cunoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Daphniphyllaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Dioscoreaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Dipsacaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Droseraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Ebenaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Elaeagnaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Elaeocarpaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Ericaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Erythropalaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Euphorbiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Euphrobiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Fabaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Fagaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Flagellariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Frankeniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Gentianaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Geraniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Gesneriaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Goodeniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Grossulariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Gunneraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Hypericaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Icacinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Juglandaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Lamiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Lardizabalaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Lauraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Linaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Lobeliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Loganiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Loranthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Lythraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Magnoliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Malpighiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Malvaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Melastomataceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Meliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Melianthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Menispermaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Moraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Myricaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Myrsinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Myrtaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Nothofagaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Nyctaginaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Nymphaeaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Oleaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Onagraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Orobanchaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Oxalidaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Paeoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Papaveraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Parnassiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Passifloraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Paulowniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Pedaliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Pentaphylacaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Periplocaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Phyllanthaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Phytolaccaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Piperaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Pittosporaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Plantaginaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Platanaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Plumbaginaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Polemoniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Polygalaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Polygonaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Primulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Proteaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Ranunculaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Resedaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Rhamnaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Rhizophoraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Rosaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Rubiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Rutaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Sabiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Salicaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Santalaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Sapindaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Sapotaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Sarraceniaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Saxifragaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Schisandraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Scrophulariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Simaroubaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Solanaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Staphyleaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Styracaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Symplocaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Tamaricaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Theaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Thymelaeaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Ulmaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Urticaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Verbenaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Violaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Vitaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Winteraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Dicotyledonae, Zingiberaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Araucariaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Cupressaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Ephedraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Gnetaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Pinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Podocarpaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Taxaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Taxodiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Gymnospermae, Welwitschiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Hepaticae, Marchantiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Hepaticae, Ricciaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Lycopsida, Equisetaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Lycopsida, Lycopodiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Acoraceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Alismataceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Alliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Alstroemeriaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Araceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Arecaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Asparagaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Bromeliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Commelinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Cyperaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Eriocaulaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Iridaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Juncaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Juncaginaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Liliaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Musaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Orchidaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Pandanaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Poaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Pontederiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Scheuchzeriaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Smilacaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Sparganiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Typhaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Monocotyledonae, Xanthorrhoeaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Musci, Bryaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Musci, Polytrichaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Musci, Pottiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Phaeophyta, Fucaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Phaeophyta, Hypneaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Pteropsida, Botrychiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Pteropsida, Hymenophyllaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Pteropsida, Osmundaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Pteropsida, Polypodiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Rhodophyta, Gigartinaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
Straminopiles, Pythiaceae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Substrate    Go to top of form
dead bark :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead bracts :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead branches :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead bulb sheath :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead calyces :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead cones :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead culms :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead fronds :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead fruit bracts :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead fruits :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead galls :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead inflorescence :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead leaves :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead petioles :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead setae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead spines :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead stems :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dead thecae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
decaying wood :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
dung :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
living branches :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
living fronds :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
living leaves :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
living rhachis :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
living thallus :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
waste paper :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Spot colour    Go to top of form
black :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
brown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
grey :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
pale :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
purple :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
reddish :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
white :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Spot margin colour    Go to top of form
black :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
brown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
grey :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
pale :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
purple :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
reddish :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
white :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Infected host surface    Go to top of form
Lower
Both
Upper
?

Hamathecium    Go to top of form
Absent
Present
?

Hamathecium filaments    Go to top of form
Absent (parenchym present)
Uncertain
Present
?

Position of hamathecium filament    Go to top of form
Between asci
Above and between asci
Only above asci
?

Branching of hamathecium filaments    Go to top of form
anastomosing paraphysoids :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
cellular pseudoparaphyses :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
simple paraphyses :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
simple periphyses :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascoma type    Go to top of form
Apothecium
Perithecium or Pseudothecium
?

Ascoma shape    Go to top of form
Conical
Cupular
Spherical or Pyriform
?

Original position of the ascoma    Go to top of form
Superficial
Immersed
?

Ascoma aggregation    Go to top of form
Solitary
Grouped
?

Stroma    Go to top of form
Absent
Present
?

Subiculum    Go to top of form
Absent
Present
?

Clypeus    Go to top of form
Absent
Present
?

Ascoma size    Go to top of form
under 0.1 mm :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
ca 0.1-0.2 mm :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
ca 0.2-0.4 mm :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
ca 0.4-0.8 mm :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
elongate :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascoma wall    Go to top of form
composite-clypeate :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
homogenous :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
incomplete to absent :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
multilayered :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
open above :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Wall pigmentation    Go to top of form
black :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
green :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
hyaline :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ostiole type    Go to top of form
beaked :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
pore :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
schizolytic :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ostiole position    Go to top of form
Central
Central to eccentric
Eccentric
?

Ascus ring    Go to top of form
Refractive
Non-refractive forming an ocular chamber
?

Number of ascospores in the ascus    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Ascus shape    Go to top of form
clavate :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
cylindrical :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
obpyriform :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascus tunica    Go to top of form
Bitunicate
Unitunicate
?

Iodine reaction of ascus tip    Go to top of form
Non-amyloid
Amyloid
?

Ascus tip    Go to top of form
Simple
With ring
?

Number of transverse ascospore septations    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Number of longitudinal ascospore septations    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Ascospore septation    Go to top of form
Transverse
Muriform (at least partly)
?

Type of ascospore septation    Go to top of form
Euseptate only
Pseudoseptate (at least partly)
?

Ascospore length (µm)    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Ascospore width (µm)    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Colour of mature ascospores    Go to top of form
brown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
hyaline :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
pale greenish :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
redbrown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
yellowish :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Shape of ascospores    Go to top of form
clavate :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
ellipsoidal :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
filiform :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
fusiform :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
obovoid :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
ovoid :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
pyriform :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
rhomboidal :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Position of widest point of ascospores    Go to top of form
Below middle
In middle
Above middle
?

Ascospore constriction    Go to top of form
Not constricted
Unclearly constricted
Clearly constricted
?

Position of first ascospore septum    Go to top of form
Below middle
In middle
Above middle
?

Thickness of ascospore septum     Go to top of form
Thinner than wall
Equal to wall or doubtful
Thicker than wall
?

Ascospore germ pores    Go to top of form
Absent
Present
?

Number of ascospore germ pores    Go to top of form
Min:LP:HP:Max:

Ascospore gelatin outside wall    Go to top of form
caps :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
sheath :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
tendrils :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Lumen of ascospore    Go to top of form
angular vacuoles :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
rounded vacuoles :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascospore ornamentation    Go to top of form
absent :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
low warts :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
small spines :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
striae :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascospore wall thickness    Go to top of form
Up to 1 µm
Around 1 µm or doubtful
Over 1 µm
?

Ascospore curvature    Go to top of form
bent :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
contorted :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
wavy :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Ascospore upper end    Go to top of form
Pointed
Pointed to rounded
Rounded
?

Ascospore lower end    Go to top of form
Pointed
Pointed to rounded
Rounded
?

6.22. Germination

Ascospore germination    Go to top of form
from one cell
from two cells
?

Ascospore germination direction    Go to top of form
Along ascospore axis
Along ascospore axis and perpendicular
Perpendicular
?

Colour of germinating ascospore     Go to top of form
brown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
hyaline :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
olivaceous :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Constriction of germinating ascospore    Go to top of form
Not constricted
Unclearly constricted
Clearly constricted
?

Colour of germ tubes    Go to top of form
brown :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
hyaline :?  Absent  Variable  Present  
olivaceous :?  Absent  Variable  Present  

Curvature of germ tubes    Go to top of form
Straight
Straight to flexuose
Flexuose
?