ABSTRACT

C. bantiana shows olive green to gray colonies with a slow growth rate and ¼uffy appearance that on its hind surface can show a gray to black color. Through a microscope, dematiaceous hyphae that are smooth and branched can be seen, along with conidiophores with long elliptical conidia chains, 2.5-4.0 × 5.0-9.0 μm long and acropetal pigmentation.