Colony effuse, pale brown. Vegetative hyphae aggregated, brown, smooth, 2.5 µ wide. Phialophores erect or variously bent; 49-60 µ long, basally 1-2-septate; basal cell 4-5 µ high and swollen to 6-6.5 µ wide; brown, smooth. Phialides lageniform, 37-52 [47] µ long, pale brown, smooth; venter cylindrical or ellipsoidal, wall often slightly invaginated in the median part; 14-24 [20] x 5-7 [5.6] µ; collarette cylindrical, basally fuliginous; 23-31 [27] x 2-2.5 (3) [2.3] µ; transition from venter to collarette abrupt; ratio of mean lengths of collarette/venter = 1.3:1. Phialoconidia extruded in short chains; cylindrical, apex rounded, base truncate with a minute marginal frill; unicellular, hyaline, smooth, 6-12 [8.9] x 1.5-2 µ; mean conidium length/width ratio = 5: 1.

Habitat: On dead leaves of Podocarpus dacrydioides.

Colonia effusa, pallide brunnea. Hyphae vegetativae aggregatae, brunneae, laeves, 2.5 µ lat. Phialophora recta vel varie flexa, 49-60 µ long., basaliter 1-2-septata; cellula basalis 4-5 Ic alt., et inflata ad 6-6.5 µ lat.; brunnea, laevia. Phialides lageniformes, 37-52 [47] µ long., pallide brunneae, laeves; venter cylindraceus vel ellipsoideus; paries saepe parte mediana leniter recessus, 14-24 [20] x 5-7 [5.6] µ; collum cylindraceum, basaliter fuligineum, 23-31 [27] x 2-2.5 (3) [2.3] µ; transitio ex ventre ad collum abrupta; ratio long. colli et ventris = 1.3:1. Phialoconidia in catenas breves extrusa, cylindracea; apice rotundato, base truncata, minutam fimbriam marginalem ferente; unicellularia, hyalina, laevia; 6-12 [8.9] x 1.5-2 µ; ratio conidii long./lat. = 5:1.

For affinities refer to C. affinis.

Specimen examined: PDD 32844 [Holotype], Big Tree Tr., Peel Forest Pk., Canterbury Prov., N.Z., 2.LIV.1974, B. Kendrick (KNZ 677).