Botryosphaeriaceae on palms-a new species of Neodeightonia, N. chamaeropicola, and new records from diseased foliage of ornamental palms in Portugal Author Pereira, Diana S. Author Phillips, Alan J. L. text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-11-29 627 1 1921 1935 https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/download/phytotaxa.627.1.1/51323 journal article 280019 10.11646/phytotaxa.627.1.1 2aa5fc45-0415-4a9b-82ed-908e64c1182f 1179-3163 10216659 Key to species in Neodeightonia Neodeightonia species known from culture can be separated on conidial morphology. 1. Conidia hyaline, aseptate, becoming pigmented ................................................................................................................................2 1. Conidia hyaline, aseptate, becoming pigmented and septate .............................................................................................................4 2. Conidia never longer than 13.5 μm, 9–13.5 μm long.................................................................................................... N. subglobosa 2. Conia longer than 13 μm ....................................................................................................................................................................3 3. Conidia never shorter than 13 μm, 13–20 μm long....................................................................................................... N. rattanicola 3. Conidia never shorter than 19 μm, 19–22 μm long.......................................................................................................... N. rattanica 4. Pigmented conidia without longitudinal striations .............................................................................................................. N. septata 4. Pigmented conidia with longitudinal striations ..................................................................................................................................5 5. Conidia less than 13 μm long, 6.8–12.4 μm long.................................................................................................. N. chamaeropicola 5. Conidia longer than 14 μm .................................................................................................................................................................6 6. Pigmented conidia up to 3-septate.................................................................................................................................. N. licuriensis 6. Pigmented conidia 1-septate...............................................................................................................................................................7 7. Conidia never longer than 21.5 μm, 15.5–21.5 μm long.............................................................................................. N. phoenicum 1 7. Conidia up to 24.5 μm long, 17.5−24.5 μm long ........................................................................................................... N. palmicola 1