Colonies on PDA attaining 75-mm at 25 °C after 5 days, initially white with scanty aerial mycelium, turning velvety, dark olivaceous brown from the center with age, margins entire, reverse similar, completely turning black in older culture.
Note
Sporulation was not observed, even though trials have made on PDA, OA and WA. Base on the phylogenetic relationships inferring from ITS region, this strain is clustered within H5 clade defined by Wendt et al. (2018). The closest species is Hypoxylon pulicicidum strain CBS 122622 (98.76%; JX183075).
Pathogenicity
Unknown
Specimens examined
Taiwan, Taichung City, rice grains (cultivar Tainan 11), Jun 2019, Jie-Hao Ou, 19008