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Colonial Morphology: Grows very rapidly as dark like jet black (S. dimidiatum) or white (S. hyalinum), wooly. Surface and reverse same depending on species.

Physiological Tests: Sensitive to
cycloheximide.

Scytalidium dimidiatum
Scytalidium hyalinum

 

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