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The morphological concept of Trichoderma koningii is found to include several species …

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Key to species of th Trichoderma koningii
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The species of the Trichoderma koningii aggregate
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Key to species of th Trichoderma koningii
- The Trichoderma koningii aggregate species

KEY TO SPECIES OF THE TRICHODERMA KONINGII AGGREGATE SPECIES BASED ON THE PHENOTYPE

1. 95 % CI L/W of conidia 1.1–1.3.......................................................................................................................... 2
1. 95 % CI L/W of conidia > 1.3.............................................................................................................................. 3
2. 95 % CI L/W of conidia 1.2–1.3; known only from ascospore-derived cultures.......................... 6. T. intricatum
2. 95 % CI L/W of conidia 1.1–1.2; known only as an endophyte of Theobroma species and woody tissue infected with Moniliophthora perniciosa............................................................. 9. T. ovalisporum
3. 95 % CI L/W of conidia 1.6–1.7; colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness 50–60 mm; primarily Europe and North America.............................................................................................. 7. T. koningii
3. 95 % CI L/W of conidia L/W $≤$ 1.5...................................................................................................................... 4
4. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness $≤$ 50 mm........................................................................ 5
4. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness > 50 mm...................................................................... 11
5. Europe and North and Central America, Caribbean Region, Thailand; sporulating well on PDA; known from teleomorph and isolated directly from substratum.......................................................................... 6
5. Australia and New Zealand; often sporulating poorly on PDA; known only from teleomorph............................. 9
6. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness 33–40 mm; North and Central America, Caribbean Region, West Africa, Europe............................................................................................................. 7
6. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness > 40 mm; North America, Europe, Taiwan................................................................................................................................................................ 8
7. North and Central America and Europe; conidia lacking yellow colour at any time, cultures on PDA with several conspicuous concentric rings........................................................................ 10. T. petersenii
7. Central and South America, Caribbean region, Africa (Ghana), United Kingdom; on stromata of pyrenomycetes, found as an endophyte in woody tissue; PDA cultures often with a diffusing yellow pigment and conidia yellow-green at least at first....................................................... 12. T. stilbohypoxyli
8. Taiwan; distal part-ascospores 3–4 x (2.5–)3.0–3.5(–4.0) µm; proximal part-ascospores (3.0–)3.5–4.5(–5.2) x 2.5–3.0(–3.2) µm.................................................................................. 13. T. taiwanense
8. Eastern North America and Europe; distal part-ascospores (3.0–)3.5–4.5(–5.2) x (2.5–)3.2–4.0(–5.0) µm; proximal part-ascospores (3.2–)4.2–5.2(–5.9) x (2.5–)2.7–3.0(–3.2) µm................................. 11. T. rogersonii
9. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness ca. 40 mm; 95 % CI of conidia 4.0–4.1 x 2.8–3.0 µm, L/W = 1.2–1.3.......................................................................................... 5. T. dorotheae
9. L/W of conidia 1.3–1.4; slower growing............................................................................................................ 10
10. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness 33–35 mm, 95 % CI of conidia 3.7–3.9 x 2.5–2.6 µm; cosmopolitan.................................................................................. 1. T. austrokoningii
10. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness 25–30 mm; 95 % CI of conidia 4.1–4.3 x 3.1–3.2 µm; New Zealand........................................................................................... 4. T. dingleyae
11. Colony radius on PDA and SNA after 72 h at 30 °C in darkness of cacao...........................................................................3. T. caribbaeum var. aequatoriale
11. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 30 °C $≥$ 30 mm........................................................................................ 12
12. Colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 and 30 °C in darkness 50–60 mm; known only from ascospore isolations made in Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe...............2. T. caribbaeum var. caribbaeum
12. Faster growing, colony radius on PDA after 72 h at 25 °C in darkness 55–70 mm; known primarily from direct isolations from substrata, rarely from ascospore isolations................................. 8. T. koningiopsis