Table 3.
Morphological comparisons of asexual morphs in Hevansia, Jenniferia and Parahevansia.
| Species | Host | Synnemata | Phialides | Conidia | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hevansiaarachnophila | Spider | Simple, solitary (rarely two or three together), cylindrical, cream, up to 6 mm long, 45–100 µm broad | Globose, 3–4.5 µm broad, with distinct necks, 1–2 × 0.5 µm | Cymbiform, 3.5–6 × 1–1.5 µm | Hywel-Jones (1996) |
| H.longispora | Spider | Multiple, clavate, brown, 250–700 µm long | Ellipsoid to cylindrical, 7–15 × 2–4 µm | Cylindrical to fusiform, 8.8–14.8 × 2–3 µm | Huang et al. (2000) |
| H.minuta | Spider (Theridiidae, Meotipa sp.) | Non-synnemata | Globose to ovoid, 5–7 × 5–6 µm with distinct necks, 1–2 × 0.5 µm | Fusiform, 2–7 × 2–3 µm | This study |
| H.nelumboides | Spider | NA | Elongate | Ovoid, 5 × 3 µm | Kobayasi and Shimizu (1977) |
| H.novoguineensis | Spider (Theridiidae) | Multiple, cylindrical, occasionally acuminate apex, white, up to 8 mm long, 50–200 µm broad | Globose to subglobose, 4–6 × 4–6 µm, with distinct necks, 0.5–1.5 × 0.5–1 µm | Fusoid or fusiform-elliptical, 2–10 × 1–2.5 µm | This study |
| H.novoguineensis | Spider | Multiple, slender, acuminate apex, white to pale yellow, 3.5 mm long, 50–150 µm broad | Globose to ovoid, 5–6.5 × 4–6 µm broad, with distinct necks, 2–3 × 0.8–1.5 µm | Cylindrical, curved or slightly fusiform, 10.5–17.5 × 1.5–3 µm | Samson and Brady (1982) |
| H.ovalongata | Spider | Multiple, simple, or branch, white to greyish-orange, 2.2–9 mm long, 112–520 µm broad | Globose to subglobose, cylindrical, or ellipsoid, 6–8.7 × 4–6.4 µm, with distinct necks, 1.4–3.2 × 0.8–1.8 µm | Ellipsoid, obovate to oblong, 6–10.3 × 2.4–4.4 µm | Hsieh et al. (1997) |
| H.websteri | Spider | Simple, cylindrical, cream-white, up to 12 mm long, 50–70 µm broad | Ellipsoid, 4.5–8.5 × 2–3.5 µm, with distinct necks, 1.5–3 × 0.5 µm | Cylindrical, 4–7 × 1–1.5 µm | Hywel-Jones (1996) |
| Jenniferiacinerea | Spider (Thomisidae, Amyciaea sp.) | Multiple, clavate, grey, up to 3 mm long, 60–70 µm broad | Cylindrical, 3.5–6.5 × 1.5–2 µm, with distinct necks, 2–2.5 × 0.5 µm | Clavate, 3.5–5.5 × 1–1.5 µm | Hywel-Jones (1996) |
| J.griseocinerea | Spider (Thomisidae, Diaeacf.dorsata, Diaea sp.) | Two types of synnemata, long synnemata, cylindrical with blunt end, grey to pale brown, 2.5–5 mm long, 100–150 µm broad, middle of long synnemata, 50–80 μm broad; short synnemata, cylindrical, pale grey to dark grey, up to 450 µm long, 20–50 µm broad | Flask-shaped, 5–10 × 3–5 µm, with distinct necks, 2–3.5 × 0.5–1 µm | Fusiform, 3–6 × 1–2 µm | This study |
| J.thomisidarum | Spider (Thomisidae, Diaeacf.dorsata) | Multiple, cylindrical to clavate, greyish-brown, up to 800 µm long, 30–100 µm broad | Cylindrical, 7–16 × 2–5 µm, with distinct necks, 1–5 × 1–1.5 µm | Fusiform, cylindrical, 3–12 × 1–3 µm | This study |
| Parahevansiakoratensis | Spider (Salticidae) | Multiple, simple, brown at the sterile base, becoming grey white, up to 6 mm long, 50 µm broad | Obovoid to ellipsoid, 4–5.5 × 3–3.5 µm, with distinct necks, 2.5–3 × 0.5–1 µm | Clavate, 4.5–5.5 × 1–1.5 µm | Hywel-Jones (1996) |
NA, information not provided in the original description.