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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basidiomycota | Agaricomycetes | Atheliales | Atheliaceae | Athelia | rolfsii |
| Author | Saccardo |
|---|
Apical organization
Cell type: (MH) Mature hyphae
Component: Apical organization
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 present, phase-bright | 2 | |
| 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 | Yes |
| Author | Roberson and Fuller |
| Date | 1988 |
| Source | Protoplasma 146:143-149 |
| Culture collection | University of Georgia, Department of Plant Pathology, Athens, Georgia |
| Culture no. | 5082 |