The strain 28 colonies (which grew on PDA plates at 28◦C for 6 d) were similarly flattened, black-gray, white and lobed on the edge, and they grew relatively slowly (Fig. 1A). The reverse sides of the colonies were dark yellow to aurantium (Fig. 1B), and the ascocarps were olive or green-yellow with ascomal hairs (Fig. 1C). Moreover, the spores were pale brown and lemon-shaped (Fig. 1D). Therefore, these characteristics corresponded well with those of Chaetomium globosum