TABLE 2.

Relevant features to differentiate the clinical species of Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium spp.

Species	Diffusible pigment on PDA at 25°C	Maximum growth temp (°C)	Teleomorph		Anamorph
			Development of ascomata	Shape of ascospores	Shape of conidiogenous cells	Most common shape of conidia borne on vegetative hyphae
P. boydii	−	40	±	Broadly fusiform	Cylindrical	Globose
P. ellipsoidea	−	40	+	Ellipsoidal	Cylindrical	Ellipsoidal
S. aurantiacum	+ (yellow)	45	−		Cylindrical or slightly flask-shaped	Obovoid
S. prolificans	−	40	−		Flask-shaped	Globose