New cryptic species of Teratosphaeria on Eucalyptus in Australia

IMA Fungus

Table 2 Morphological features of conidia of Teratosphaeria destructans, T. viscida, T. novaehollandiae, and T. tiwiana species from eucalypts. In vivo = herbarium specimens, in vitro = isolates from culture, n/a=not applicable (the isolates did not produce conidia in culture or were not available.)

Fungus	Specimen number	Pigmentation	Conidial length (*in vivo*) µm	Conidial length (*in vitro*) µm	Conidial width (*in vivo*) µm	Conidial width (*in vitro*) µm	Number of septa
T. destructans
Wingfield et al. 1992	PREM54416	Pale brown	50–65	n/a	2.5–3	n/a	1–3
Andjic et al. 2007	PREM59261	Pale brown	38–47	35–40	2–2.5	2–3	1–3
Andjic et al. 2007	PREM59259	Pale brown	49–55	33–40	2–2.5	2–2.5
							1–3
*T. viscida*
Andjic et al. 2007	BRIP 49804	Subhyaline to pale brown	47–60	35–40	2.5–3.5	2.5–3.5	0–3
*T. novaehollandiae*
Present study	BRIP59486	Hyaline to subhyaline	35–40	30–35	2.5–3	2.0–2.8	1–3
	Kununurra
Present study	BRIP59488	Hyaline to subhyaline	30–35	25–30	2.0–3	1.5–2.0	1–3
	NT
Present study	BRIP63523	Hyaline to pale brown	25–30	26–30	3–3.5	2.3–2.8	1–2
	Pilbara
Present study	AQISWA201513	Subhyaline to pale brown	45–50	n/a	2.5–3	n/a	1–3
*T. tiwiana*
Present study	BRIP63496	Pale brown	35–40	35–40	2.5–3	2.5–3	1–2

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