TABLE 4 in Taxonomy and phylogeny of Paradictyoarthrinium salsipaludicola sp. nov. (Paradictyoarthriniaceae, Pleosporales) from mangroves

TABLE 4. Morphological characters recorded for Paradictyoarthrinium species.
Paradictyoarthrinium speciesMorphological characters ConidiophoresConidiogenous cellsConidiaReferencesParadictyoarthrinium aquatica (MFLUCC 16–1116)4.5–10.5 × 2–6 µm, macronematous, rarely micronematous, short, erect to slightly curved, black, slightly constricted at the septa, arising from hyphaeBlastic, integrated, terminal20–30 × 18–28 µm, unevenly dictyoseptate, muriform, subglobose to ellipsoidal, solitary or forming branched chains, variable in size and shape, peacock green when immature, dark brown to black at maturityLiu et al. (2018)P. diffractum10–75 × 4–5 µm, macronematous, unbranched to branched, uneven, constricted at septa, turning brown to dark brown at maturity4–10 × 4–5 µm, blastic, mostly terminal8–33 × 10–30 µm, 2 to many unevenly dictyoseptate, circular to irregular, dark brown to black at maturityPrabhugaonkar & Baht (2011)P. hydei (MFLUCC 17-2512)2.5–6 µm, macronematous, rarely micronematous, short, green, erect to slightly curved, slightly flexuous, branched, slightly constricted at the septa, uneven, thick-walledMonoblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate, dark green(12–)15–28 × (8–)14–25 µm, muriform, subglobose to ellipsoidal or irregular, solitary or developing in chains, green or dark green, turning brown to dark brown at maturity, verrucoseLiu et al. (2018)P. salsipaludicola (MFLUCC 13-0465)5–15 × 1–2 µm, macronematous, brown to green-brown, erect to slightly curved, slightly constricted at the septa3–7 × 2–6 µm, blastic, terminal, determinate, integrated, pale brown7–14 × 4–12 µm, unevenly dictyoseptate, muriform, subglobose to ellipsoidal, solitary or forming chains, verrucose, peacock green when immature, brown to dark brown at maturityThis studyP. tectonica (MFLU 14–0629)Up to 33 × 1.5–3 µm, macronematous, erect to slightly curved, constricted at the septa, arising from hyphaeBlastic, integrated, terminal, determinate(8–) 17–21 (–26) × (8–) 16–19 (–22) µm, muriform, subglobose to ellipsoidal, brown to black, verrucose, solitary or developing in branched chains, with 1–3 short chains, very variable in size and shape, circular to irregular with a protruding basal cell, round to truncate at baseLiu et al. (2015)