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Table 3. Morphological comparison of two representative isolates from Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, and Uruguay. Ten measurements were taken ofeach structure and the (minimum-) average minus standard deviation — average plus standard deviation and (-maximum) given below.

From: Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree

Characteristic / Country

Indonesia

South Africa

Thailand

Uruguay

Ascomatal bases

    

Shape

Globose

Globose

Globose

Globose

Length

(125–)162–199(–200)

(120–)142–190(–202)

(188–)190–197(–200)

(144–)170–197(–200)

Width

(143–)173–193(–200)

(132–)143–193(–216)

(154–)177–199(–212)

(141–)164–184(–197)

Ascomatal necks

    

Length

(390–)400–450(–470)

(372–)392–460(–486)

(354–)370–400(–424)

(354–)368–386(–409)

Width (bases)

(24–)25–35(–40)

(24–)25–35(–42)

(24–)25–35(–39)

(23–)26–32(–38)

Width (apices)

(15–)16–18(–20)

(15–)16–20(–22)

(16–)17–19(–20)

(15–)16–22(–25)

Ostiolar hyphae

    

Shape

Divergent

Divergent

Divergent

Divergent

Length

(36–)43–53(–63)

(39–)40–52(–62)

(33–)35–39(–41)

(38–)41–51(–53)

Ascospores

    

Length

3–5

3–5

3–4

3–4

Width (excluding sheath)

4–6

4–6

4–6

4-6

Width (including sheath)

5–8

5–7(–8)

5–7

6–7

Primary phialides

    

Length

(69–)70–100(–134)

(73–)76–114(–131)

(67–)76–96(–100)

(73–)75–83(–88)

Width (bases)

4–6

4–6

4–6

2–4

Width (broadest point)

4–6

4–6

6–8

4–5

Width (apices)

3–5

3–5

3–5

3–4

Secondary phialides

    

Length

(60–)70–100(–143)

(64–)69–109(–143)

(63–)68–77(–99)

(69–)72–96(–109)

Width (bases)

3–6

3–6

5–6

3–6

Width (apices)

5–7

5–7

4–8

6–8

Primary conidia

    

Length

(13–)19–20(–24)

(15–)18–24(–25)

(10–)13–17(–18)

(10–)11–15(–18)

Width

4–5

4–5

3–4

2-3

Secondary conidia

    

Length

6–8

6–8

6–8

(7–)9–11

Width

5–8

5–7

5–8

6–8

Chlamydospores

    

Shape

Globose/Subglobose

Globose/Subglobose

Globose/Subglobose

Globose/Subglobose

Length

10–15

10–13

12–15

(6–)7–11(–13)

Width

8–13

8–10

10–13

(5–)7–11(–12)