Table 2. Features distinguishing Discosia ravennica, D. fraxinea and D in Morpho-molecular characterization of Discosia ravennica sp. nov. and a new host record for Sporocadus rosigena

Table 2. Features distinguishing Discosia ravennica, D. fraxinea and D. neofraxinea. FeaturesDiscosia ravennica (this study)Discosia fraxinea (Nag Raj 1993)Discosia neofraxinea (Senanayake et al. 2015)Host occurrenceLeaves of Pyrus sp.Amelanchier vulgaris, Crataegus sp., Fraxinus americana, Populus sp., Sorbus americana and undetermined leavesLeaves of Fagus sylvaticaKnown distributionItalyAustria, France, Germany, U.S.A.ItalyConidiomataSuperficialErumpentSuperficialBasal stromaComposed of cells of textura angularisComposed of cells of textura prismaticaComposed of cells of textura prismaticaConidiogenous cells8-30 × 0.7-1.5 µm Subcylindrical to elongate-ampuliform7-40 × 1.5-2.5 µm Subcylindrical to langeniform or ampuliform6-40 × 1-2 μm CylindricalConidia12-16 × 1.5-3 µm (x- = 13.8 × 2.3 µm)12.5-19 × 2.5-3.5 µm (x- = 16.2 × 3 µm)15-18 × 2.5-3.5 μm (x- = 16 × 3 μm)