Table 3.
Morphological characters of Colletotrichum species.
| Taxon | Conidial Length (μm) | Conidial Width (μm) | Conidial Shape | Growth Rate (mm/day) 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. gloeosporioides | (10.2–) 13.8–14.3 (–16.1) | (4.2–) 5.3–5.5 (–7.3) | Subcylindrical | 10.4–10.8 |
| C. siamense | (12.0–) 13.1–13.4 (–15.8) | (4.8–) 5.4–5.5 (–5.9) | Fusoid | 10.9–11.5 |
| C. fructicola | (12.7–) 14.2–14.6 (–17.1) | (4.6–) 5.1–5.2 (–5.7) | Cylindrical | 10.5–11.1 |
| C. theobromicola | (10.8–) 15.2–16 (–21.2) | (4.0–) 4.8–5 (–5.8) | Cylindrical | 10.5–10.7 |
| Colletotrichum sp. | (13.1–) 15.6–16 (–18.0) | (4.6–) 6.1–6.3 (–7.7) | Cylindrical | 8.9–9.7 |
| C. karstii | (11.3–) 13.2–13.6 (–14.8) | (6.4–) 7.1–7.3 (–8.3) | Cylindrical | 9.4–9.6 |
| New species | (12.7–) 14.1–14.5 (–17.2) | (3.9–) 4.5–4.7 (–5.5) | Cylindrical with one end acute | 9.7–10.3 |
| C. queenslandicum 2 | (12–) 14.5–16.5 (–21.5) | (3.5–) 4.5–5 (–6) | Cylindric, straight, sometimes slightly constricted near center, ends broadly rounded | / |
1 Seven Colletotrichum species incubated at 25 °C for 7 d. Colony growth was determined by measuring two diameters perpendicular to each other per plate and determining the average of six plates. 2 C. queenslandicum ICMP 1778, MycoBank MB563593 [36].