Table 3.

Summary of the morphological differences among Sporendonema species

Species	Microscopy	Spore/Hyphae shape
S. aurantiacum	Hyphae and asci can be seen on slides from MEA while slides from PDA shows chlamydospore-like structures on the hyphae. Ascospores orange-yellow, globose and smooth
S. casei	Slides from MEA shows the typical enteroarthric conidiogenesis while spherical orange spores and irregular hyphae can be seen only on the slides from PDA
S. confluens	Ascospores are yellow but compared to S. rubrum and S. aurantiacum they have lighter color. Ascospores have slightly thick walls. Racquet hyphae are common on slides from MEA
S. equinum	Holoblastic conidiogenesis with smooth and spherical conidia. Longer conidia chains compared to S. isthmoides
S. isthmoides	Thallic-enteroarthric conidiogenesis with mostly lemon-shaped and warted conidia. Reveals remnants of hyphae between the conidia. Hyphae with warts are also common
S. rubrum	Asci can be seen on slides from MEA while rocket hyphae are common on slides from PDA. Ascospores are orange-yellow, oblate with two equatorial thickenings