Table 2 in Morphology and molecular study of three new Cordycipitoid fungi and its related species collected from Jilin Province, northeast China

Table 2. Morphological comparisons of sexual states of Cordyceps changchunensis, Cordyceps changbaiensis and Cordyceps jingyuetanensis. SpeciesHostStromataFertile partPeritheciaAsciAscosporesReferenceBeauveria bassianaLarvae of LepidopteraSingle or several, unbranched, slender and cylindrical, brownish- yellow to yellowish18.7-33. 3 × 2.8-8.0 mmElliptical, 610-720 × 230-320 µm, immersed to surfaceCylindrical, 230-590 × 3.5-4.0 µm with ascus cap 3.6-4.0 µm in diameterFilamentous, 300-570 × 1.0 µm, not broken into part-spores(Li et al. 2001)Blackwellomyces pseudomilitarisLarvae of LepidopteraSingle or cluster, simple or branched, cylindrical, white to white-orange15-30 × 0.9-3 mmElongate-ellipsoid or elongate-ovoid, 290-570 × 120-245 µm, superficialFiliform, 290-410 × 5-6 µmFiliform, 280-390 × 1 µm, not broken into part-spores(Hywel-Jones 1994)Cordyceps bifusisporaLarvae of LepidopteraSimple, cylindrical clavate, whitish6 × 1.3 mmPyriform, with protruding apices, yellowish, 300 × 150-170 µm, immersedCylindrical, 200-220 × 3-4.5 µmBifusiform, 145-220 µm in length, central part filiform about 0.4 µm wide, terminal parts narrowly fusiform, about 30 × 1.6 µm and 3 septate(Eriksson 1982)C. kyushuensisLarvae of LepidopteraCluster, cylindrical, Light yellow to orange red20-30 × 5-8 mmElliptical, 300-500 × 200-300 µm, half-buriedCylindrical, 3-4.5 µm wideShort cylindrical, part-spores 5-7 × 0.7-1 µm(Guo and Li 2000; Li et al. 2015)C. militarisLepidopteran pupaeSingle or several, clavate, orange10-20 × 3-5 mmConical, half-buriedClavate, 300-400 × 4-5 µmFiliform, part spores 2-3 × 1 µm(Li et al. 2015)C. ningxiaensisFly pupae (Diptera)One to two in a group, clavate, orange1.2-3 × 1.2-2.8 mmEllipsoid to ovoid, 288-400 × 103-240 μm, with a wall about 10 μm thick, loosely embedded at right angles to the surfaceCylindrical, 168-205 × (3.7-)4.1-5.5(-6.6) μm, with oblate spheroid or hemispherical refractive cap 3.4-3.8 × 2.9-3.4 μm at apexFiliform, irregularly multiseptate, part-spores 3.6-7.8 × 1.0-1.4 μm(Yan and Bau 2015)C. polyarthraLarvae of LepidopteraCespitose, narrowly clavate, light yellow to reddish-brownOvoid, 250-450 × 125-250 μm, brown, with a definite wall 25 μm thick, embedded at right angles to the surfaceCylindrical, 150-260 × 3-4 μm, with a 1.5-2 μm thick capFiliform, part-spores 4-6 × 0.75-1 μm(Mains 1958)C. pruinosaLarvae of LepidopteraSolitary or several, clavate, orange to red2-8 × 1-3 mmOvoid to fusiform, 360-400 × 130-200 μm, crowded, red, ordinal in orientation, immersedCylindrical, 100-200 × 2.5-4 μmFiliform, part-spores 4-6 × 1 μm(Li et al. 2015)C. qingchengensisLepidopteran pupaeBranched, yellow7-9 × 2.0-2.5 mmOvoid but apex sharply pointed, 335-490 × 145-240 μm, partially immersed at right angle to the surfaceCylindrical, 180-200 × 2.4-4.0 μm wide, caps hemispherical, 1.8-2.2 × 2.5-3.2 μmFiliform, 180-220 × 0.45-0.65 μm, not at all bifusiform and not broken into part-spores(Zha et al. 2019)C. roseostromataLarva, not specifiedSingle or branched1.2-5 × 1.5-2.2 mmPyriform, 280-300 × 140-160 μm, Superficial3-3.5 × 2.5-3 μm4-5 × 1 μm(Kobayasi 1983)C. changchunensisLepidopteran pupaeSingle or multiple, clavate, orange2.0-3.5 × 0.4-0.6 mmGlobose to ovoid, 180-600 × 180-520 μm, with a thick wall about 10-15 μm, partially immersed at right angles to the surfaceCylindrical, 80-300 × 2.5-5 μm, caps hemispheric, 3.0-4.0 × 2.0-3.0 μm at apexOblong, 2.6-6 × 1.0-1.4 μmThis studyC. changbaiensisLarvae of LepidopteraSingle or multiple, clavate, white to orange0.6-1.5 × 0.2-0.6 mmGlobose to ovoid, 120-230 × 90-170 μm, with a thick wall about 15 μm, immersed to surfaceCylindrical, 225-625 × 4-5 μm, caps hemispherical, 3.0-4.0 × 2.2-3.2 μm at apexOblong, 3.0-7.0 × 1.0-1.4 μmThis studyC. jingyuetanensisLepidopteran pupaeSingle or multiple, clavate, orange to light red0.8-1.3 × 0.1-0.2 mmAlmond-shaped to ovoid, 220-340 × 110-220 μm, with a thick wall about 15-20 μm, immersed to surfaceCylindrical, 225-475 × 3-5 μm, caps hemispherical to irregular, 3.0-4.0 × 1.4-2.8 μm at apexOblong, 2.8-5.0 × 1.0-1.4 μmThis study