REPRESENTATIVE CULTURES: PDDCC 6684, 6877.

COLONY MORPHOLOGY OA: Colonies 35-45 mm diam. after 7 days. Mycelium; cottony, finely tufted, grey at the centre of the colony, white and sparse toward the edge with the bright pink agar surface showing through. The pink pigment changes to blue with the addition of a drop of 1N NaOH. Reverse; grey with a red tinge. ME: Colonies 30-40 mm. Mycelium; sparse, grey; numerous scattered pycnidia forming. Reverse; olivaceous with a clear margin. CHLAMYDOSPORES: None. CONIDIA: May be uneven in shape but most are oblong to cylindric with rounded ends. (4-) 5-6.5 (-8.5) x 1.5-2.5 µm. PYCNIDIA: Solitary or in large clumps, walls pale brown, ostioles often with short beaks (5-10 µm).

OCCURRENCE: Not commonly isolated in New Zealand but occurs as a saprophyte on a wide range of plants.