Hyaline Molds

Question

Match each hyaline mold from the drop-down list to its corresponding colony and microscopic description. The mold colonies are illustrated in the image on the right.

Select the correct match for each item from the drop-down box

Colony in upper left quadrant (orange sphere); micoscopic description: Multi-celled, sickle-form macro

Colony in upper right quadrant (grayish-brown spherical shape); microscopic description: Dark, elliptical conidia each supported by a conidiophore (“lollipops”)

Colony in bottom left quadrant (lilypad-like shape); microscopic description: Chains of spherical conidia produced from branching phialides.

Colony in bottom right quadrant (green sphere with yellow inner circle); microscopic description: Tight clusters of spherical conidia held by finger-like phialides.

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