Table 3. Synopsis of sexual morphs of Chaetothyriaceae genera discussed in this study.
Genus name Ascomata or mycelium setose/glabrous Asci Ascospores References
Shape Number of spores/ascus Shape Color Septation Sheath
Actinocymbe Höhn. Glabrous straight to sickle shape 8 club shaped hyaline to light brown 9 Verma and Kamal (1987)
Beelia F. Stevens & R.W. Ryan Glabrous broadly ellipsoidal 8 cylindrical hyaline 5 yes Li et al. (2011)
Camptophora Réblová & Unter. Glabrous long-ellipsoid to obovoid 8 obovoid to pyriform hyaline 1-3 or muriform no Yang et al. (2018)
Ceramothyrium Bat. & H. Maia Glabrous clavate or pyriform 8 oblong to ellipsoid or cylindrical clavate hyaline 3-10 or muriform yes Zeng et al. (2016), Chomnunti et al. (2012)
Ceratocarpia Rolland Glabrous clavate to broadly clavate 8 ellipsoid to fusiform light brown muriform no Tian et al. (2014)
Chaetothyrium Speg. Setose broadly ovoid or oblong 8 oblong to ellipsoidal or obovoid hyaline 4-7 or muriform no Chomnunti et al. (2012), Liu et al. (2015)
Chaetothyriomyces Pereira-Carv et al. Glabrous broadly clavate 16 elliptical hyaline 1 no Pereira et al. (2009)
Euceramia Bat. & Cif. Glabrous ellipsoid to pyriform 8 clavate-fusoid hyaline 4-5 no Batista and Ciferri (1962)
Longihyalospora Tennakoon, C.H. Kuo & K.D. Hyde Setose broadly obovoid 8 fusiform and elongated hyaline 8-11 yes This study
Microcallis Syd. Glabrous clavate 8 oblong to clavate hyaline 1 no Sydow (1926), Chomnunti et al. (2011)
Phaeosaccardinula Henn. Glabrous obovoid to oval 4-6 oblongellipsoid to reniform hyaline or pale brown muriform yes Yang et al. (2014), Maharachchikumbura et al. (2018)
Treubiomyces Höhn. setose clavate 8 oblong to clavate hyaline muriform no Höhnel (1909), Pohlad (1989)
Yatesula Syd. & P. Syd. Glabrous clavate 4-8 oblong to clavate brownish yellow 3-4 or muriform no Ellis and Everhart, (1893), Sydow and Sydow (1917)