Table 2 in Comprehensive treatise of Hevansia and three new genera Jenniferia, Parahevansia and Polystromomyces on spiders in Cordycipitaceae from Thailand

Table 2. Morphological comparisons of sexual morphs in Hevansia, Jenniferia and Polystromomyces.
SpeciesHostStromataFertile partPeritheciaAsciAscosporesReferencesHevansia minutaSpider (Theridiidae, Meotipa sp.)Stipitate, solitary, white to cream, 10 mm long, 1 mm broadOval, ca. 2-2.5 mm long, ca. 1.5 mm broadImmersed, narrowly ovoid, 400-500 × 100-170 µmCylindrical, 325-450 × 3-5 µmFiliform, whole ascospores, 320-450 × 0.5-1.5 µmThis studyH. nelumboidesSpiderStipitate, white, 4 mm long, 0.4 mm broadDisc-shaped, 2 × 0.8 mmImmersed, fusoid-ellipsoidal, 535-545 × 180-190 µm400-450 × 5-6 µmPart-spores, ca. 5 × 1 µmKobayasi and Shimizu (1977)H. novoguineensisSpider (Theridiidae)Stipitate, solitary, or multiple, cylindrical, white to pale yellow, 3-5 mm long, 0.5-1 mm broadDisc-shaped, upper surface slightly convex, 1-3 × 1-2 mmImmersed, narrowly ovoid, 500-750 × 200-300 µmCylindrical, 350-450 × 5-7 µmFiliform, whole ascospores, 400-460 × 1-1.5 µmThis studyJenniferia griseocinereaSpider (Thomisidae, Diaea cf. dorsata, Diaea sp.)Non-stipitatePerithecia aggregated in clusters forming a cushionSuperficial, ovoid, 650-850 × 250-320 µmCylindrical, 375-460 × 5-6 µmWhole ascospores with septate part-spores alternately connected with thread-like structures, up to 400 µm long, each cell narrowly fusiform, 10-15 × 1-2 µm, filiform regions, 35-45 × 0.2-0.8 µmThis studyJ. thomisidarumSpider (Thomisidae, Diaea cf. dorsata)Non-stipitatePerithecia aggregated in clusters forming a cushionSuperficial, obpyriform, 850-1100 × 300-400 µmCylindrical, 520-700 × 4-6 µmWhole ascospores with septate part-spores alternately connected with thread-like structures, up to 680 µm long, each cell narrowly fusiform, 10-20 × 1-2 µm, filiform regions, 30-50 × 0.2-0.8 µmThis studyPolystromomyces araneaeSpider egg sacStipitate, multiple, moderate yellow, 8-12 mm long, 1-3 mm broadDisc-shaped, upper surface slightly convex, 3-4 × 2-3.5 mmImmersed, narrowly ovoid, 1000-1400 × 200-350 µmCylindrical, 400-1000 µm long, 3.5-6 µmPart-spores, cylindrical, 2-6 × 1-3 µmThis study