Table 2.
Morphological characteristics of CNUFC-DDS17-1 compared with the reference strain of Penicillium pasqualense.
| Character | CNUFC-DDS17-1 | P. pasqualensea |
|---|---|---|
| Conidiophores | Biverticillate, triverticillate conidiophores, measured 100–300 μm long, 4.5–5 μm wide | Predominantly symmetrically biverticillate, 200–400 μm, smooth, 2.5–3.0 μm wide |
| Metuale | Few metuale, 10–18.9 × 2.5–3.2 μm | Metulae in a divergent vertical terminal, 11–17 × 2.5–3.5 μm, branches longer up to 25 μm |
| Phialides | Ampulliform, 5.9−10.2 × 2.5−3.5 μm | Ampulliform, 7.5–10 × 2.5–3.5 μm |
| Conidia | Globose to subglobose, 2.3–3.1 µm in diameter | Globose to subglobose, spinose, 2.5–3.5 µm in diameter |
| Sclerotia | Absent | Orange or brown |
a
From the description by Houbraken et al. [24].