Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizomycetidae Pezizales Pyronemataceae Cheilymenia coprinaria
Authority(Cooke) Boud.



Septum / Pore Cap

Cheilymenia_coprinaria_1371_3b7eec5f1f668ad7a2aaf9aa6092d596fe4b4838 Septum in ascus of Cheilymenia coprinaria.
Cheilymenia_coprinaria_1373_46066dbd78be36ebc760e8fb8565b9f35f9fa9a4 Septum in ascus of Cheilymenia coprinaria illustrating secondary wall formation around pore.

Cell type: (AC) ascocarp -- nonascogenous hyphae or ascospore

Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Uniperforate septa a single central pore 1 Images
Septal pore cap basic structure pore cap absent 0 Images
Detailed structure of elaborated septal pore cap elaborated cap absent 0 Images
Detailed structure of simple septal pore cap simple cap absent 0 Images
Saccules of elaborated pore cap lined with external electron-dense layer absent 0  
Substructure of pore cap absent 0  
Zone of organelle exclusion at pore absent 0 Images
Pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum absent 0 Images
Multiperforate septum multiperforate septum absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Authors report associated globose Woronin bodies, no picutre.
Character Quality Fair
Fixation formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde or glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Kimbrough, J.W. and Curry, K.J.
Date 1986
Source Mycologia 78:735-743
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F53436
Source of character Sporocarp

Cell type: (SC) sporocarp

Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Woronin body type globose 1 Images
Sources
Notes Associated structures with Woronin bodies: paraphyses, excipulum, and ascogenous hyphae
Character Quality Good
Fixation Paraformaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and calcium chloride with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Kimbrough, J.W., and Curry, K.J.
Date 1986
Source Mycologia 78:735-743
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F53436
Collector Benny, G.L., and Samuelson, D.A.
Source of character Apothecium

Cell type: (AH) ascogenous hypha/ascus

Component: Ascogenous hypha/ascus, immature

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Immature septal pore simple with single central pore 1 Images
Immature septal pore occlusion occlusion a convex or biconvex band or more complex hemisphere 4 Images
Immature pore occlusion detailed structure hemispherical usually with narrow, electron-opaque inner and broad, electron-light outer bands 4 Images
Sources
Notes Kimbrough 1994 distinguishes occlusion type as "scutellinoid", though Wu 1991 notes similarity to ascoboloid; older septa overgrown with secondary wall; authors report associated Woronin-like body in ascogenous hypha.
Character Quality Good
Fixation formaldehyde and gluteraldehyde or glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Kimbrough, J.W. and Curry, K.J.
Date 1986
Source Mycologia 78:735-743
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F53436
Source of character Sporocarp

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