Neodeightonia C. Booth 1970

Key to species in Neodeightonia

Neodeightonia species known from culture can be separated on conidial morphology.

1. Conidia hyaline, aseptate, becoming pigmented ................................................................................................................................2

1. Conidia hyaline, aseptate, becoming pigmented and septate .............................................................................................................4

2. Conidia never longer than 13.5 μm, 9–13.5 μm long.................................................................................................... N. subglobosa

2. Conia longer than 13 μm ....................................................................................................................................................................3

3. Conidia never shorter than 13 μm, 13–20 μm long....................................................................................................... N. rattanicola

3. Conidia never shorter than 19 μm, 19–22 μm long.......................................................................................................... N. rattanica

4. Pigmented conidia without longitudinal striations .............................................................................................................. N. septata

4. Pigmented conidia with longitudinal striations ..................................................................................................................................5

5. Conidia less than 13 μm long, 6.8–12.4 μm long.................................................................................................. N. chamaeropicola

5. Conidia longer than 14 μm .................................................................................................................................................................6

6. Pigmented conidia up to 3-septate.................................................................................................................................. N. licuriensis

6. Pigmented conidia 1-septate...............................................................................................................................................................7

7. Conidia never longer than 21.5 μm, 15.5–21.5 μm long.............................................................................................. N. phoenicum 1

7. Conidia up to 24.5 μm long, 17.5−24.5 μm long ........................................................................................................... N. palmicola 1