Table 4 Morphological characteristics of Colletotrichum species causing anthracnose of chili

C. endophyticum

12–21 × 3–4

(10.4–)12.5–13(−14.5)

(3–)4.5–5(−6.3)

(10.5–)12(−15) × (3–)4.5(−10)

C. fructicola

7–17.5

(10.5–)12.5–13(−18.5)

(3–) 4–5.5(−6.5)

–

C. javanense

7–17.5

(11.5–)13.5–14(−15.8)

(2.4–)3.5–4(−4.3)

(6–)8.2(−11.3) × (4.2–)5.6(−7.5)

C. karsti

–

(11.6–)12.5–13(−15.7)

(3–)4–5.2(−6.5)

6–12.5 × 3.5–8.2

C. makassarense

7–25 × 3–4

(11–)13–15(−17)

(4–)4.5–5

(6–)8(−10.5) × (4–)3.5(−8.6)

C. plurivorum

26–48 × 3–4

(13.7–)14–16(− 18.3)

(3.8–)5(−5.6)

(10.5–)12(−23) × (3.5–)5.5(− 11.5)

C. scovillei

7–17.5

(5.5–)9.5–10(−12)

(2.4–)3(−3.8)

(4–)5.5(−12.5) × (3.5–)4.5–5(− 6.5)

C. siamense

6.5–16

(13–)14(− 15.5)

(3–)4.2(−5.3)

(4.5–)7.5(− 10) × (3.5–)3(−5.5)

C. tainanense

–

(16–)17–18(−22)

(4.5–)5

(6.5–)10.3(− 14.3) × (6.2–)5.2(−9.5)

C. tropicale

7–15 × 3.5–4.5

(13–)14–16(− 17)

(3.5–)4–5(− 6)

–