| 1. Only asexual morph present | P. bulbillosa |
| 1. Sexual morph present | 2 |
| 2. Ascospores smooth-walled | 3 |
| 2. Ascospores ornamented | 4 |
| 3. Upper cell 44.5–55 × 27.5–46 μm, lower cell 25–37 × 4.5–6.5(–8) μm | P. fimicola |
| 3. Upper cell 18–22 × 8–9(–10) μm, lower cell 22–27 × 4–5 μm | P. costaricensis |
| 4. Upper cell obovoid, spinulose, 33.2–40.5 × 24.8–31.3 μm | P. sacchari |
| 4. Upper cell five-angled in side view, ornamented with longitudinal ribs, 10–12(–15) × 8–9 μm | P. striatispora |