Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Ascomycota Eurotiomycetes Eurotiales Aspergillaceae Aspergillus nidulans anamorph
Author(Eidam) Wint.



Apical organization

Cell type: (MH) Mature hyphae

Component: Apical organization

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Spitzenkörper (SPK) present 1  
Vesicles concentrated in thin layer beneath apical plasma membrane and/or loosely organized throughout apical dome absent 0  
SPK function SPK not nucleating microtubules 1  
SPK structure (light microscopy) central core absent or not visible 1  
SPK detailed structure (electron microscopy) central core enriched with microvesicles 2  
Ribosome cluster distal to SPK or vesicle accumulation in apical dome absent or not observed 0  
Macrovesicles with uniformly dense lumen present, 70–120 nm diam. 1  
Microvesicles (25–45 nm diam.) with uniformly dense lumen present (polyhedral profile) 2  
Macrovesicles (90–250 nm diam.) with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery absent 0  
Microvesicles with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery (30-65 nm diam.) absent 0  
Filasomes (protein-coated microvesicles; 30–40 nm diam.) present and common 2  
Sub-apical cluster of putative lipid globules absent 0  
Sources
Character Quality Good
Fixation Cryofixation/freeze substitution
Study Complete No
Author Harrison et al.
Date 2002, 2005
Source Mycologia 94(2): 260-266, Eukaryotic cell 4: 225-229
Other Sources Roberson unpublished
Culture collection FGSC
Culture no. A28
Voucher Notes Hyphae

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