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. 2017 Dec 6;89:1–62. doi: 10.1016/j.simyco.2017.11.004
1. Ascospores longer than 40 μm ……………………………………..……... 2
1. Ascospores shorter than 40 μm …………………………...……………..... 3



2. Ascospores elongate-fusiform with slightly swollen ends enclosed in a thin, irregular mucilaginous sheath, 40–58 × 8–10 μm …………………………………………………………………………………….. T. biatriispora
2. Ascospores cymbiform to fusiform or cylindrical, with globose mucilaginous pads at both ends, 42–50 × 4–6 um ………..… T. aquatica



3. Ascospores longer than 20 μm …………………………………………… 4
3. Ascospore length range from below 20 μm ………...…………………….. 8



4. Ascospores 20–30 μm long ……………………………………………… 5
4. Ascospores longer than 30 μm …………………………………………… 7



5. Ascomatal neck glabrous ………………………………………………… 6
5. Ascomatal neck covered by short hairs, ascospores 21–30 × 7–8 μm …………………………………………………..……………………. T. pilosa



6. Neck rostrate, ascospores (19–)20–25(–27.5) × (6.5–)7–8 μm ………………………………………………………………………………… T. dubia
6. Neck cylindrical, ascospores 22–25(–27) × 6.5–8(–8.5) μm ……………….……………………………………………………………... T. calembola



7. Ascospores 32–48 × 8–14 μm, wall 2–3 μm thick at sides, 3–4 μm at the ends ……………………..……………………………… T. crassiparietis
7. Ascospores 24–32.5 × 6–9 μm, thinner-walled …………..… T. fusiformis



8. Ascospores 13.5–19.5 × 5–7 μm ………………………..……… T. fibrosa
8. Ascospores (17.5–)18–25(–26) × (6–)7–8.5 μm …. T. novae-zelandiae