Table 2 in Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new species of Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from China

Table 2. Comparison of Gibellula clavulifera, G. dabieshanensis, G. scorpioides and G. penicillioides sp. nov. with penicillate conidiophores.
SpeciesConidiophore(μm)metulae (μm)Phialide (μm)Conidia (μm)Gibellula penicillioides sp. nov.1penicillate, smooth, mostly biverticillate or terverticillate, (40-) 52.5-92 (115) × (4-) 4.5-6obovoid to cylindrical, (11-) 13-17.5 (21.5) × 3.5-5 (-5.5)broadly cylindrical, (10-) 12.5-15.5 (-17) × (2.5-) 3-4 (-5)(7-) 7.5-9 (-10) × 2.5-3.5Gibellula clavulifera var. Gibellula clavulifera major 2penicillate, Smooth-walled, mostly bi- or terverticillate, occasionally monoverticillate 140 × 4.8-7.1clavate to cylindrical, 12.7-19.8 × 4.0-5.6ampulliform to cylindrical, 12.7-19.8 × 3.6-4.8 (-5.3)7.1-12.0 (-13.9) × 2.4-4.0 (-5.6)G ibellula Gibellula scorpioides 3penicillate, smooth, mostly biverticillate, 20-29 (-30) × 4obovoid, slightly broadening toward the base, (7-) 9.5-12.5 (-15) × (2-) 3-5 (-7)broadly cylindrical, (9-) 10-12.5 (-14) × (2-) 2.5-3.5 (-4)5-7 (-9) × (1.5-) 2-3Gibellula clavulifera var. clavulifera 4penicillate, Smooth-walled, 45-50clavatecylindrical, with short neck 15-17.3 × 3.2-4.35.4-7.6 × 2.1-3.2Gibellula clavulifera var. alba 5penicillate, smooth, mono-or biverticillate, up to 100cylindricrical, 9-15 × 3-4cylindrical or slightly swollen near the middle 10-12.4 × 1.5-2.55-7.5 × 1.5-2Gibellula dabieshanensispenicillate with swollen vesicle, smooth 27-44Obovoid to cylindricrical 8.6-11.5 × 5-6cylindrical, 7.9-10.8 × 1.8-2.93.2-4.0 × 1.1-1.8
Note: 1Current study, 2 Tzean et al. 1997, 3 Kuephadungphan et al. 2020, 4 Chen et al. 2014, 5 Humber and Rombach 1987, 6 Huang et al. 1998.