Taxonomy and evolution history of two new litter-decomposing Ciliochorella (Amphisphaeriales, Sporocadaceae) Author Song, Jia-Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-7594 International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China Author Wu, Hai-Xia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-6717 International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China & Key Laboratory of Breeding and Utilization of Resource Insects, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Kunming 650224, China aileen2008haixia@gmail.com Author Li, Jin-Chen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8977-1829 International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China Author Ding, Wei-Feng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2471-8071 International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China & Key Laboratory of Breeding and Utilization of Resource Insects, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Kunming 650224, China Author Gong, Cui-Ling https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9282-0974 International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China Author Zeng, Xiang-Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-1004 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China Author Wijayawardene, Nalin N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0522-5498 Centre for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, China Author Yang, Da-Xin https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9985-4669 Kunming Branch (KMB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China text MycoKeys 2023 2023-11-13 100 95 121 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.100.108863 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.100.108863 1314-4049-100-95 2F138053F6C45E8B979DBBE562B39F87

Table 2. The comparison of micro-morphological characteristics of Ciliochorella.

Species	Host-Substratum	Conidiomata diam (μm)	Conidiomata with a papillary	Conidia (μm)	Mean conidium length/width ratio	Basal appendages number	Reference
Ciliochorella buxifoliae	Scutia buxifolia	300-500	-	19-21 x 2.5-2.7	7:1	1	Allegrucci et al. 2011
C. castaneae	Castanea europaea	450-650	Yes	13-19 x 2.5-3.2 (Ave.16.0 x 3.0)	11.1:1	1	Nag Raj 1993; Endo et al. 2008
C. chinensis	Unidentified leaf litter	894-1314	Yes	13.9-17.9 x 3.3-4.1 (Ave.15.7 x 3.6)	4.4:1	1	In this study
C. dipterocarpi	Dipterocarpaceae alatus	650-800	No	9-18 x 1-3 (Ave.14 x 2)	7:1	1	Nethmini et al. 2023
C. mangiferae	Mangifera indica	400-800	-	32-43 x 2.5-3.5 (Ave. 37 x 3)	12.3:1	1	Nag Raj 1993
C. phanericola	Phanera purpurea	1000-1200	No	13-15 x 2.8-3.5 (Ave. 15 x 3.7)	4.1:1	1	Hyde et al. 2016
C. savannica	Unidentified leaf litter	530-952	Yes	11-16 x 2-3 (Ave.14 x 2.6)	5.4:1	0	In this study
C. splendida	Quercus oleoides subsp. Sagrana	-	-	24-40 x 2.5-3 (Ave. 32 x 2.7)	11.8:1	1	Nag Raj 1993