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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blastocladiomycota | Blastocladiomycetes | Blastocladiales | Catenariaceae | Catenaria | anguillulae |
Nuclear Division
Cell type: (MI) mitosis
Component: Nuc Div / SPB
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centriole | present | 1 |  |
| Basic organization of the spindle pole | centriolar-associated material | 0 | |
| Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase | centriolar-associated extranuclear and intranuclear components with intact nuclear envelope | b | |
| Spindle pole body migration (per Heath, 1980, Int. Rev. Cytol. 64:1) | migration before spindle formation | 0 | |
| Metaphase nuclear envelope | intact | 0 | |
| Telophase nuclear envelope | retention of the nuclear envelope around the chromatin with constriction/fragmentation near the poles, and interzone is cut off from the daughter nuclei | 5 | |
| Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum | absent | 0 | |
| Spindle vesicles | absent | 0 | |
| Central spindle | absent | 0 | |
| Metaphase plate | present | 1 | |
| Nucleolus behavior | nucleolus discarded between prophase and metaphase | 1 | |
| Transient intranuclear element at late interphase-prophase | present within nucleus opposite the extranuclear spindle pole body | 1 | |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Notes | Intranuclear element seen at metaphase. |
| Character Quality | good |
| Fixation | gluteraldehyde-osmuim with osmium postfix |
| Study Complete | no |
| Author | Ichida, A.A. and Fuller, M.S. |
| Date | 1968 |
| Source | Mycologia 60: 141-155 |
Motile Cell
Cell type: (ZO) zoospore
Component: Motile Cell
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of flagella | one | 1 | |
| Electron-opaque plug in axoneme core and between axoneme and flagellar membrane | absent | 0 | |
| Flagellum coating | absent | 0 | |
| Electron-opaque core in kinetosome | absent | 0 | |
| Scalloped ring within kinetosome, extensions of the A, B, or C microtubule | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome support | kinetosome props | 1 | |
| Kinetosome-associated plates | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated saddle | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated shield | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated spur | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated striated disc | absent | 0 | |
| Primary microtubule root | up to 27 microtubules in groups of 3 extending anteriorly from kinetosome (Blastocladiomycota) | b | |
| Striated rhizoplast between kinetosome and nucleus | absent | 0 | |
| Non-flagellated centriole | at right angle to kinetosome | 3 | |
| Length of non-flagellated centriole (NfC) compared to length of kinetosome (K) | NfC < K (Chytridiomycota: Monoblepharidomycetes; Chytridiomycetes: Rhizophydiales- Kappamyces; Chytridiales) | 0 | |
| Non-flagellated centriole-associated veil | absent | 0 | |
| Paracrystalline inclusion | absent | 0 | |
| Ribosomal organization | aggregated as a nuclear cap (Blastocladiomycota) | 2 | |
| Mitochondrion | multiple | 2 | |
| Relationship of microbodies to lipid(s) or nucleus | microbody associated with multiple lipids (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales, Rhizophlyctidales, Rhizophydiales- Batrachochytrium; incertae sedis: Caulochytrium protostelioides) | 1 | |
| Location of cisterna relative to lipid(s) | backs microbody (Blastocladiomycota) | 1 | |
| Location of mitochondria | outside ribosomal core | 0 | |
| Nuclear heel | present (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales- Spizellomyces; Rhizophlyctidales- Sonoraphlyctis, Borealophlyctis) | 1 | |
| Nucleus location | proximal to kinetosome | 1 | |
| Posterior dome composed of peripheral granules and array of megatubules | absent | 0 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Notes | |
| Author | Chong J, Barr DJS. |
| Date | 1974. |
| Source | Can J Bot 52: 1197-1204. |
| Lit. Identifier | Ultrastructure of the zoospores of Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae, Rhizophydium patellarium and Catenaria anguillulae. |
Sterol data
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol pathway
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol pathway | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., Fuller, M.S., Huang, M.Q., and Gandhi, S. |
| Date | 1989 |
| Source | Experimental Mycology 13:183-195 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 9 September, 2008 |
| Culture collection | Emerson |
| Culture no. | 58-12 |
| Source of character | Culture |
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol types
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanosta-8,24-dienol (Lanosterol) | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., Fuller, M.S., Huang, M.Q., and Gandhi, S. |
| Date | 1989 |
| Source | Experimental Mycology 13:183-195 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 9 September, 2008 |
| Culture collection | Emerson |
| Culture no. | 58-12 |
| Source of character | Culture |