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. 2012 Jun 21;3(1):45–58. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.06

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

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)