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Chaetomium species

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue
• Magnification: 400x
Structure: Hyaline to brown septate hyphae, round to ovoid, brown to black perithecium surrounded by erect spine like setae, lemon shaped unicellular brown ascospores.

 
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