Table 2.
Main asexual morphological features of the most clinically relevant Neocosmospora species.
| Species namea | Aerial conidia | Sporodochial conidia (number of septa) | Chlamydospore diam |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. catenata | (0(−1)-septate) | N.A. | 5.5−9.5 μm, smooth-walled |
| (4.5−)6–9(−11) × (2.5−)3.5−4.5(−6) μm | |||
| N. falciformis#,† | (0−1-septate) | (3−4-septate) | 8−15 μm, rough-walled |
| 4.7–41.8 × 3.1−9.4 μm | Overall: 41.7−46.9 × 5.9−6.1 μm | ||
| N. gamsii | (0(−1)-septate) | ((3−)4−5(−7)-septate) | 5.5−8(−9) μm, smooth-walled |
| (5−)6.5–9.5(−11) × 2.5−3.5(−4.5) μm | (3): 35.5−42.5 × 5.5−6 μm | ||
| (4): (36−)38.5–59(−63) × 5−5.5(−6) μm | |||
| (5): (50.5−)55–66(−71.5) × (4.5−)5−6.5(−7) μm | |||
| (6): 67–77.5 × 5.5−6.5 μm | |||
| (7): 67.5–71 × 6−7 μm | |||
| Overall: (35.5−)51–68(−77.5) × (4.5−)5−6(−7) μm | |||
| N. keratoplastica# | (0−3-septate) | ((1−)3−5-septate) | 6.0−8.0 μm, smooth- to rough-walled |
| 3.1–35.8 × 2.9−6.6 μm | Overall: 36.8−43.4 × 5.3−5.7 μm | ||
| N. metavorans | (0−1(−3)-septate) | ((1−2−)3−5-septate) | 5−13.5 μm, smooth-walled |
| (4−)11–25.5(−35) × (2−)4−6(−7) μm | (1): 22.5−25 × 5−5.5 μm | ||
| (2): 25.5–27.5 × 6−7 μm | |||
| (3): (30.5−)38–46(−47.5) × (5−)5.5−6.5(−7.5) μm | |||
| (4): (43−)45–48.5 × (5.5−)6−7(−7.5) μm | |||
| (5): (46−)47–51.5(−53) × (5.5−)6−7.5 μm | |||
| Overall: (22.5−)38.5–50(−53) × (5−)6−7(−7.5) μm | |||
| N. petroliphila# | (0(−1)-septate) | (3–5-septate) | smooth-walled |
| 4.6–24.9 × 2.6−7.1 μm | Overall: 44−52.2 × 5.1−5.9 μm | ||
| N. solani ‡ | (0−3(−4−5)-septate) | ((0−)3−4(−5)-septate) | 6.5−8.5 μm, rough-walled |
| (5.5−)13.5–43(−53) × (2−)3−7(−8) μm | (3): (24−)36−44(−48) × (2−)4.5−6(−8) μm | ||
| (4): (31−)42–48(−52) × (3−)4.5−6(−7.5) μm | |||
| (5): (41−)45–51(−56) × (2.5−)4.5−6(−8) μm | |||
| Overall: (24−)34–52.5(−56) × (2−)3−7.5(−8) μm | |||
| N. suttoniana | (0−2(−3)-septate) | ((3−)5−6-septate) | (4.8−)6−8.5(−9.5) μm, verruculose |
| (6−)7.5–21(−31) × (2.5−)3−5.5(−7.5) μm | (3): 30.5−32.5 × 7−7.5 μm | ||
| (4): (49−)50–53.5 × 6−6.5 μm | |||
| (5): (30.5−)52–71(−77.5) × (6−)7−8 μm | |||
| (6): (75−)77–84.5(−86.5) × (6.5−)7−8 μm | |||
| Overall: (30.5−)50–75(−86.5) × (6−)7−7.5(−8) μm | |||
| N. tonkinensis | (0−3(−4)-septate) | ((1−)3−4(−5)-septate) | 6.5−10(−12) μm, smooth-walled |
| (6−)11–24(−37) × (3.5−)4−6(−7) μm | (1): 47−51 × 6−7.5 μm | ||
| (3): (28−)32.5–42.5(−45.5) × (5.5−)6−7.5 μm | |||
| (4): (40.5−)43–48(−49) × 6−7.5 μm | |||
| (5): (40−)41.5–52 × 6.9−7.3 μm | |||
| Overall: (27.5−)37–48(−50.5) × (5.5−)6−7(−7.5) μm |
1 Conidial measurements from: # Short et al. (2013), † Chehri et al. (2015), ‡ Schroers et al. (2016).