Table 3 in Diversity of Akanthomyces on moths (Lepidoptera) in Thailand

Table 3. Morphological comparisons between teleomorph of closely related Akanthomyces species used in this study. SpeciesHostPeritheciaAsciAscosporesAkanthomyces noctuidarum 1Lepidoptera; NoctuidaeSuperficial, orange to light brown, ovoid, (530-)623-993(-1000) × (290-)308-413(-425) µmCylindrical, (170-)196-423(-550) × (2-)2.7-3.8(-4) µmCylindrical, filiform, multi-septate, part-spores, (6-)7-10.7(-13) × 1 µmAkanthomyces pyralidarum 1Lepidoptera; PyralidaeSuperficial, ovoid to obpyriform, (290-)342-580(-650) × (150-)186-291(-340) µmCylindrical, (170-)222-329(-360) × (2-)2.5-3.3(-4) µmFiliform, multi-septate, part-spores, (5-)5.9-9.4(-12) × 1 µmAkanthomyces suphureus 2Spider (Araneae)Superficial, ovoid, (650-)676(-680) × (240-)324.5(-330) µmCylindrical, up to 500 µm long, 2-3 µm wideWhole, filiform, (300-) 336(-450) × 1-1.5 µmAkanthomyces thailandicus 2Spider (Araneae)Superficial, narrowly ovoid, (700-)752-838(-850) × (300-)305-375(-400) µmCylindrical, up to 550 µm long, 5-7 µm wideCylindrical, multi-septate, part-spores, 4-6 × 1-1.5 µmAkanthomyces tuberculatus 3 (= C. tuberculata)Moth (Lepidoptera)Superficial, narrowly ovoid or conoid, dark brown, 420-900 × 180-370 µmCylindrical, 300-600 × 4-5 µm with a 4 µm thick capFiliform, multi-septate, part-spores, 2-6 × 0.5-1 µm Notes. 1Current study, 2 Mongkolsamrit et al. (2018), 3Mains (1958).