Fig. 4From: Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov.Illustration of microscopic structures of the genus Escovopsis. A, B Mono-vesiculate conidiophores. C–H Poly-vesiculate conidiophores. F: Conidiophore with “swollen cell”. I–V Different shapes of vesicles (I: Globose, J: Subglobose, K: Capitate, L: Obovoid, M: Prolate, N: Spatulate, O: Clavate, P: Cymbiform, Q: Lanceolate, R: Subulate, S: Cylindric, T: Filiform, U: Clavate-septate, V: Cylindric-septate; only vesicles without phialides are illustrated). W–Z: Different shapes of the phialides. a–e: Different shapes of conidia (a: Globose, b: Subglobose, c: Ellipsoidal, d: Oblong, e: Oblong-ornamented)Back to article page