Table 2. Comparison of the diagnostic characters of Candolleomyces asiaticus M.Asif, A.Izhar, Niazi & Khalid sp. nov. with phylogenetically close species.

Character	C. asiaticus	C. cacao	C. subcacao	C. sulcatotuberculosus
Basidiospores	6.3–9.1 × 4–6.3 μm	5.7–6.8 × 3.5–4.5 μm	6.8–8.0 × 3.9–4.9 μm	6.2–8.7 × 3.6–5 μm
Q Value	Q = 1.4–1.5	Q = 1.3–1.6	Q = 1.4–1.8	Q = 1.3–1.7
Germ pore	Indistinct	Absent	Absent	Indistinct to absent
Caulocystidia	Absent	Cylindrical to clavate or lageniform	Present at the apex, clavate	Present, polymorphic
Veil	Whitish evanescent	Absent	Whitish evanescent	White velar remnants