Table 2. Features distinguishing Discosia ravennica, D. fraxinea and D. neofraxinea.
Features Discosia ravennica (this study) Discosia fraxinea (Nag Raj 1993) Discosia neofraxinea (Senanayake et al. 2015)
Host occurrence Leaves of Pyrus sp. Amelanchier vulgaris, Crataegus sp., Fraxinus americana, Populus sp., Sorbus americana and undetermined leaves Leaves of Fagus sylvatica
Known distribution Italy Austria, France, Germany, U.S.A. Italy
Conidiomata Superficial Erumpent Superficial
Basal stroma Composed of cells of textura angularis Composed of cells of textura prismatica Composed of cells of textura prismatica
Conidiogenous cells 8-30 × 0.7-1.5 µm Subcylindrical to elongate-ampuliform 7-40 × 1.5-2.5 µm Subcylindrical to langeniform or ampuliform 6-40 × 1-2 μm Cylindrical
Conidia 12-16 × 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)