Colletotrichum syzygicola B.S. Weir & P.R. Johnst., in Weir, Johnston & Damm, Stud. Mycol. 73: 139 (2012).
MycoBank number: MB 800213; Index Fungorum number: IF 800213; Facesoffungi number: FoF00015;
Micromorphology: Associated with leaf spot of Cymbidium sp. Sexual morph: Not observed. Asexual morph: Conidia 14–19 × 4–7 μm (ave. 17 × 5 μm, n=50), no septum, most rounded at both ends, cylindrical, some rounded at the end, curved at the end. Conidia formed from conidiophores, unbranched. Appressoria often becoming complex with age, some rhomboid, 11–17 × 5–7 μm（ave. 13 × 6 μm, n=30) long, some quincunx, 10–16 × 7–12 μm (x̅ 12 × 9 μm, n=30) long, dark brown.
Culture characteristics: Colonies on PDA attaining 60.00 diam in 7 days at 25 ℃, growth rate per day 4.59±0.5mm/d (n=4), at first white, becoming greyish brown, in reverse dark brown and the adge with white. Aerial mycelium greyish brown at the centre, dense, cottony, without setae and Sclerotium produced.
Material examined: China, Guangdong province, Shenzhen Botanical Garden, 30th November 2020, J.W. Chen, Z.H. Zhang and C. Chen (new host record) (dried cultures ZHKU 21-0078 and ZHJU 21-0079) and living cultures ZHKUCC 21-0085 and ZHJUCC 21-0086.
Notes: The isolate in this study is phylogenetically closely related to Colletotrichum syzygicola with moderate support (73% in ML, 79% in MP) (Fig. 42). The morphological characteristics are similar to C. syzygicola described by Udayanga et al. (2013).
Fig. Colletotrichum syzygicola (ZHKUCC 21-0085: New host record) a, b. Upper and reverse view on PDA after seven days. c Conidiomata and conidiogenus cells. d, e Conidiogenus cells with developing conidia. f–h Conidia. i–n Appressoria Scale bars: c–n = 10 µm.