Recognition and identification of the fungal species on Rhuschinensis was based on fruiting bodies formed on the bark. Ascomata and conidiomata were sectioned by hand using a double-edged blade, and microscopic structures were observed under a dissecting microscope. At least 10 conidiomata/ascomata, 10 asci, and 50 conidia/ascospores were measured to calculate mean and standard deviation. Measurements are reported as maxima and minima in parentheses and the range representing the mean plus and minus the standard deviation of the number of measurements given in parentheses (Voglmayr et al. 2017 (link)). Microscopy photographs were captured with a Nikon Eclipse 80i compound microscope equipped with a Nikon digital sight DS-Ri2 high definition colour camera, using differential interference contrast illumination. Nomenclatural novelties and descriptions were deposited in MycoBank (Crous et al. 2004 ).
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