Xylolentia species

Zhao, Haijun, Mapook, Ausana, Hyde, Kevin D., Doilom, Mingkwan, Al- Otibi, Fatimah O., Saichana, Natsaran & Dong, Wei, 2025, Xylolentia bambusae (Rhamphoriaceae, Rhamphoriales), a novel species associated with dead bamboo in Guangdong Province, China, Phytotaxa 681 (2), pp. 211-222 : 217

Key to asexual morphs of Xylolentia species

1. Conidiogenous cells enteroblastic, phialidic ......................................................................................................................................2

1. Conidiogenous cells polyblastic .........................................................................................................................................................3

2. Conidiophores 6–9-septate, conidia 3–4 × 2–2.5 μm................................................................................................. X. matsushimae

2. Conidiophores 8–12-septate, conidia 4–5 × 1.7–2 μm.................................................................................................... X. palmicola

3. Conidia hyaline...................................................................................................................................................................................4

3. Conidia pale brown.............................................................................................................................................................................6

4. Conidiogenous cells clavate ............................................................................................................................................ X. reniformis

4. Conidiogenous cells cylindrical to cylindrical-lageniform ................................................................................................................5

5. Conidiophores 95–215 × 3.5–7 µm; conidia ellipsoidal to reniform ................................................................................. X. aseptata

5. Conidiophores 57–95 × 2.5–4 µm; conidia ellipsoidal or subglobose ............................................................................ X. bambusae

6. Conidia ellipsoidal to subglobose or obovoid, rounded at apex, 4–5(–5.5) × 3–4 μm ................................................... X. brunneola

6. Conidia reniform to ellipsoidal, slightly apiculate at apex, 3–4 × 1.5–2.5 μm ................................................................... X. simplex