Table 2 in Diversity of Akanthomyces on moths (Lepidoptera) in Thailand

Table 2. Morphological comparisons between anamorph of closely related Akanthomyces species used in this study. SpeciesHostSynnemataPhialidesConidiaAkanthomyces aculeatus 2Moth (Lepidoptera)Yellowish, cylindrical, narrowing upward, 1-8 mm long and 0.1-0.5 mm wideSubcylindric to narrowly ellipsoidal, 6-16 × 2.5-4 µmEllipsoidal or obovoid, 3-6 × 2-3 µmAkanthomyces angustispora 2Coleoptera larvaFlesh colored, simple or branched, 8-13 mm long and 0.2-0.6 mm wideOblong or narrowly ellipsoidal, 6-14 × 3-4 µmNarrowly clavate, 4.5-6 × 1.2-1.4 µmAkanthomyces arachnophilus 4Spider (Araneae)Creamish yellow to pale brown, simple or branched, cylindrical, 2.5-5 mm × 50-75 µmGlobose, 3.2-4.3 × 6.5-8.5 µmFusiform, 4.5-5.5(-6) × 1.5-3 µmAkanthomyces araneogenum 5SpiderConidiophores mononematous or synnematous, 21.6-48 × 1.2-2.2 μm, penicillium-like from hyphae directlyCylindrical, somewhat inflated base, tapering to a thin neck, 4.3-17.3 × 0.9-3.1 μmGlobose, 1.3-2.4 μm in diam, or ellipsoidal, 2.1-3.3 × 1.1-1.6 μmAkanthomyces gracilis 4Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera (moth larvae) Heteroptera, HomopteraWhite to yellow-brown, simple, rarely branched, cylindrical, usually 0.7-2 mm × 100-400 µm, occasionally up to 30 mm long and 0.5 mm wideCylindrical, 7-10 × 1.5-2.5 µmEllipsoidal, fusiform, 2.5-3 × 1-1.6 µmAkanthomyces kanyawimiae 3Spider (Araneae)Up to 1.5 mm long, up to 400 µm wide; loosely covered by dense white to cream myceliaCylindrical to ellipsoidal, (7-)8-10.5(-12) × 2-3 µmFusiform or lemon-shaped, (2-)2.5-3.5(-4) × 1-2 µmAkanthomyces noctuidarum 1Lepidoptera; NoctuidaeWhite to cream (OAC816), simple, cylindrical to clavate, (650-)668-1191(-1500) × (50-)53-102(-120) µmCylindrical with papillate end, (5-)6.8-9(-10) × (1.8-)2-2.4(-3) µmCylindrical with round end, (3-)3.5-4.7(-6) × 1 µmAkanthomyces pistillariiformis 4 (= A. tuberculatus)Moth (Lepidoptera)White to creamish, simple, occasionally branched, cylindrical to clavate and stipitate, 1-6 mm long and 50-300 µm wideCylindrical, 7-10.5 × 2.7-3.5 µmCylindrical to narrowly fusiform, 4.5-6 × 1.2-1.5 µmAkanthomyces suphureus 3Spider (Araneae)-Cylindrical, (5-)7.5-11(-12) × 2-2.5 µmCylindrical to ellipsoidal, (3-)4(-5) × (1-)1.5(-2) µmAkanthomyces tortricidarum 1Lepidoptera; TortricidaeLong synnemata white to cream, rarely branched, cylindrical to clavate with acute or blunt end, up to 5 mm long and wide ca. 120-150 µm.Cylindrical to ellipsoidal with papillate end, (5-)6-8(-10) × (1.8-)2-2.7(-3) μmFusoid, (2-)2.5-3(-3.2) × 1-2 µmShort synnemata white to cream, cylindrical with subglobose or oblong at the end, (197-)200-267(-300) × (15-)17.7-31.6(-40) µm, with diameter of the tip (43-)51.5-73(-75) µmCylindrical to ellipsoidal with papillate end, (5-)6.2-8.3(-10) × (1.8-)2-2.5(-3) μmFusoid, (1-)1.8-2.7(-3) × 1-2 µmAkanthomyces waltergamsii 3Spider (Araneae)White to cream synnemata up to 1.5 mm long and ca. 100-120 µm wideCylindrical to ellipsoidal, (7-)8.5-11(-12) × 2.5-3 µmEllipsoidal, fusiform, (3-)4-5.5(-6) × 1.5-2 µm Notes. 1Current study, 2 Mains (1950), 3 Mongkolsamrit et al. (2018), 4 Samson and Evans (1974), 5 Chen et al. (2018).