Table 3. Morphological comparisons of closely related species to Ceratocystiopsis synnemata sp. nov.
Species Ceratocystiopsis pallidobrunnea (Olchowecki and Reid 1974) Ceratocystiopsis pallidobrunnea (Upadhyay 1981) Ceratocystiopsis synnemata sp. nov.
Sexual state Present Present unknown
Ascomata base 40-60 40-75
Ascomatal neck length (μm) 15-60 21.2-66
Ascospore shape allantoid or falcate with truncate ends in side view, cylindrical or fusiform with truncate ends in face view falcate with truncate or obtuse ends in side view, fusiform or ellipsoid-fusiform in face view
Ascospore size (in face view, μm) (-3.5)4.5-7.5 × 0.7-1 excluding sheath 14-17.5(-22.5) × 1-1.5(-1.8) including sheath
Conidial shape allantoid or oblong with obtuse ends cylindrical, allantoid oblong-elliptical
Conidial size (μm) 2.5-5 × 0.7-1.2 2-7 × 0.7-2.5 2.4-4 × 1-1.4
Branched conidiophores present, to 50 μm long present present, 76.9 μm long
Conidiophores aggregate into synnemata absent absent present
Optimal growth temp on MEA - -
Growth rate at optimum - -
Host Populus tremuloides Populus tremuloides Alnus incana, Populus tremula
Arthropods unknown unknown Dryocoetes alni,
Distribution Manitoba, Canada Manitoba, Canada Poland