Table 3.

Phenotypic characteristics of Phialosimplex spp. [data for P. caninus, P. chlamydosporus, and P. sclerotialis from Sigler et al. (2010), for Phialosimplex sp. by Ravindran et al. (2012).] *Description of the synonymous taxa Scopulariopsis halophilica and Oospora halophila included; lack of data in the compiled descriptions indicated as “n/a”.

Taxon	Phialides lenght [μm]	Conidia in heads presence	Chlamydospores presence	Sclerotia presence	Growth at 35°C	Conidial length [μm]	Conidial width [μm]	Conidial shape	Soluble pigment presence	Habitat and associations	Halotolerance
P. caninus	4.5–16	+	–	–	+	2.2–4.0	1.8–3.7	subglobose	+	Bone marrow aspirate, Canidae-associated (Canis lupus familiaris – zoopathogenous)	n/a
P. chlamydosporus	3–14	+	+	–	+	2.3–5.8	1.7–3.0	ovoid, pyriform	+	Canidae-associated (Canis lupus familiaris – zoopathogenous)	n/a
B. halophila*	3–20	–	n/a	–	n/a	3.5–9.0	3.5–8.0	spherical, pyriform, subglobose, ovoid	–	Phaeophyta-associated (Undaria pinatifida)	halophilic
P. salinarum	1.5–8.7	+	–	–	+	2.8–4.0	2.8–4.0	mainly globose, subglobose	–	Water in salt mine	halophilic
P. sclerotialis	5–15	–	–	+	+	3.0–4.5	1.5–2.0	ovoid, with truncate base	–	Poaceae-associated (Lolium perenne – as fodder)	n/a
P. sp.	n/a	n/a	+	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Deep sea water	halophilic