Table 5.
| Species (no. of examined strains) |
Stipe
|
Metulae length; mean ± sd | Phialides length; mean ± sd | Vesicle diam; mean ± sd | Conidia (longer dimension); mean ± sd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length; mean ± sd | Width; mean ± sd | |||||
| A. campestris (7) | (90–)250–850(–1 300); 507 ± 217.5 | (4–)5–7.5(–9); 5.9 ± 1.1 | (7–)8–14(–17); 10.1 ± 2.3 | (4.5–)5–7(–9); 5.9 ± 0.8 | (10.5–)14–22(–31.5); 17.1 ± 3.7 | (2.8–)3–4.5(–4.9); 3.8 ± 0.5 |
| A. candidus (9) | (70–)125–400(–520); 242 ± 101.5 | (2.5–)3.5–8.5(–9.5); 4.9 ± 1.6 | (4.5–)5.5–7.5(–8); 6 ± 0.7 | (4.5–)5–6.5(–7); 5.6 ±0.5 | (8–)10–23(–33); 14.7 ± 5.0 | (3.1–)3.3–4(–4.3); 3.7 ± 0.2 |
| A. dobrogensis (10) | (100–)150–1 150(–2 000); 609 ± 330.2 | (3–)5–7(–14); 6.2 ± 1.5 | (5–)5.5–12(–14); 8.4 ± 1.9 | (5–)5.5–7.5(–8.5); 6.4 ± 0.7 | (9–)10–30(–39.5); 19.6 ± 5.6 | (3–)3.4–4.1(–4.3); 3.7 ± 0.3 |
| A. magnus (1) | (540–)810–1 150(–1 600); 945 ± 225.8 | (6–)9–13(–16); 11.2 ± 2.4 | (7.5–)9–14(–17); 12.1 ± 2.8 | (4.5–)5.5–7(–8); 6.1 ± 0.8 | (18–)33–49(–45); 34.8 ± 8.0 | (3.2–)3.4–3.6(–3.8); 3.5 ± 0.2 |
| A. neotritici (9) | (140–)250–500(–700); 363 ± 109.73 | (3.5–)4–8(–9); 6.1 ± 1.03 | (4–)7–17(–21); 9.9 ± 3.33 | (2.5–)3.5–6(–8); 4.5 ± 0.9 | (11–)14–24(–28); 18.4 ± 3.73 | (2.6–)3–4.6(–5.1); 3.5 ± 0.5 |
| A. pragensis (5) | (40–)110–260(–380); 175 ± 82.1 | (3–)3.5–5(–6); 4.3 ± 0.6 | (4–)5–6.5(–8); 5.7 ± 0.8 | (4–)5–6(–6.5); 5.3 ± 0.4 | (7–)10–17(–23); 13.6 ± 3.1 | (3.1–)3.5–4(–4.6); 3.7 ± 0.3 |
| A. subalbidus (19) | (20–)50–330(–730); 136 ± 91.0 | (2.5–)3–8(–10); 4.2 ± 1.3 | (4–)6–11(–16.5); 7.4 ± 1.5 | (3.5–)4.5–6(–7.5); 5.4 ± 0.6 | (5–)7–23(–31); 11.8 ± 4.7 | (3–)3.2–4.2(–4.5); 3.7 ± 0.3 |
| A. taichungensis (3) | (15–)40–90(–215); 60 ± 31.4 | (2–)3–4(–5); 3.3 ± 0.7 | (4–)5.5–7(–9.5); 6.2 ± 0.8 | (3.5–)4.5–6.5(–7.5); 5.0 ± 0.5 | (5–)7–11(–15); 8.2 ± 2.0 | (2.8–)3–3.8(–4.1); 3.4 ± 0.3 |
| A. tenebricus (3) | (30–)80–140(–310); 114 ± 57.9 | (2.5–)3.5–5(–6.5); 4.2 ± 0.8 | (7–)8–12(–14); 9.9 ± 1.3 | (5.5–)6–7(–8.5); 6.7 ± 0.7 | (8.5–)11–18(–27); 14.3 ± 3.4 | (3.4–)3.6–3.9(–4.3); 3.8 ± 0.2 |
1Measured after 1–3 wk of cultivation on MEA at 25 °C.
2Statistical comparison of micromorphological characters between species is listed in Supplementary Table 1.
3Strains CCF 4914, IBT 12659 and CBS 266.81 were excluded because they produced short, uniseriate or atypical conidiophores.