Table 3.
Overview of colony diameters on various agar media and microscopic characters of Penicillago species.
| Species | Colony diameter, 7 d, in mm |
Conidiophore branching1 | Shape conidia | Ornamentation conidia | Shape phialide | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYA | CYAS | YES | MEA | CREA | DG18 | CYA30°C | CYA37°C | |||||
| P. kabunica | 36–40 | 8–12 | >60 | >60 | 26–30 | 30–34 | 30–36 | No growth | Mono- or biverticillate, divaricate | Globose to subglobose, with a pointed end | Smooth walled | Ampulliform, with a long, narrowed neck |
| P. mirabilis | 38–42 | 18–22 | 51–59 | 47–53 | 23–27 | 34–38 | 31–35 | No growth | Mono- or biverticillate, occasional monophialidic | Globose to subglobose | Echinulate | Ampulliform, with a conspicuously long, narrowed neck |
| P. nodositata | 19–23 | 6–9 | 29–33 | 26–30 | 6–8 | 15–19 | 8–12 | No growth | Predominantly biverticillate | Subglobose to ellipsoidal | Echinulate | Ampulliform, with a conspicuously long, narrowed neck |
| P. moldavica | 32–36 | 16–19 | 46–52 | 60–70 | 15–19 | 17–21 | 23–27 | No growth | Mono- or biverticillate, divaricate | Globose to subglobose | Echinulate | Ampulliform, with a long, narrowed neck |
The examined P. kabunica and P. moldavica strains were degenerated and part of presented data are also based on Ramirez (1982).