Multiplex conidium morphology in species of the Ulocladium atrum group
Cultures of many isolates of Ulocladium Preuss mature with conidium populations dominated by dark, obovoid to spherical, densely ornamented spores similar to those of typical Ulocladium atrum Preuss. Early-growth conidia of such isolates frequently are quite different morphologically from those of U. atrum and are considered to be useful in defining species within a U. atrum species group. Four species are compared from this viewpoint in both early-growth and late-growth stages: U. atrum, Ulocladium cucurbitae (Letendre & Roumeguère) Simmons, Ulocladium multiforme Simmons sp.nov. (from soil), and Ulocladium dauci Simmons sp.nov. (from seed of Daucus carota L.).Key words: Ulocladium, classification, conidium variability.