Spiropes guareicola (IMI 10010) a conidiophore with scars and a young conidium shown in optical section b base of a conidiophore growing on a hypha of Meliola sp. shown in optical section c conidia shown in optical section (two drawings on the left-hand side) and as seen by SEM (two drawings on the right-hand side) d, e as seen by SEM d zigzag-shaped conidiophore with scars e conidium. Scale bars: 5 μm (a–c); 8 μm (d); 10 μm (e).