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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basidiomycota | Agaricomycotina | Agaricomycetes | Agaricomycetidae | Agaricales | Psathyrellaceae | Coprinopsis | cinerea |
| Authority | (Schaeff.:Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo |
|---|
Nuclear Division
Cell type: (ME) meiosis
Component: Nuc Div / SPB
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centriole | absent | 0 | |
| Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase | a globoid | 5 |  |
| Spindle pole body form, metaphase-anaphase | a globoid that expands by more than 100% of its interphase-prophase size directly connected to spindle | 7 | |
| Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum | absent | 0 | |
| Central spindle | present | 1 | |
| Spindle pole body cap | continuous with the nuclear envelope | 1 | |
| Interphase chromatin condensation | absent | 0 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Character Quality | good |
| Fixation | gluteraldehyde with osmium postfix |
| Study Complete | no |
| Author | Raju, N.B. and Lu, B.C. |
| Date | 1973 |
| Source | J. Cell Sci. 12: 131-141 |
| Other Sources | Lu,1967,1978; Thielke,1978; Holm et al.,1981 |
Septum / Pore Cap
Cell type: (BC) basidiocarp
Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniperforate septa | a single central pore | 1 | |
| Uniperforate septal pore margin | septal pore swelling | 3 | |
| Protruding non-membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Membranous structures associated with septal pore(s) | septal pore cap | 1 | |
| Non-membrane-bound, electron-dense bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Septal pore occlusion | thin non-membranous, non-continuous electron-dense material associated with septal swellings (Agaricomycotina) | 2 | |
| Woronin body type | Woronin bodies absent | 0 | |
| Septal pore cap basic structure | simple cap (cap with unelaborated abseptal surface) | 2 | |
| Detailed structure of elaborated septal pore cap | elaborated cap absent | 0 | |
| Detailed structure of simple septal pore cap | cap multiperforate, small pores | 3 | |
| Saccules of elaborated pore cap lined with external electron-dense layer | absent | 0 | |
| Substructure of pore cap | cap with three internal layers (central electron-dense layer between two less electron dense layers) | 3 | |
| Zone of organelle exclusion at pore | present | 1 | |
| Pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum | absent | 0 | |
| Multiperforate septum | multiperforate septum absent | 0 | |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Character Quality | Good |
| Fixation | 4% glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | McLaughlin, D.J. |
| Date | 1974 |
| Source | Protoplasma 82: 341-364 |
| Other Sources | McLaughlin, D.J. in Basidium & Basidiocarp. eds. Wells, K. & Wells, E.K. 1982 |
| Synonym genus | Coprinus |
| Synonym species | cinereus |
| Synonym authority | (Schaeff.) Gray |
| Source of character | culture |
Cell type: (BC) basidiocarp
Component: Basidium/basidiocarp
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone of exclusion outside septal pore cap in basidiomycete sporocarp | zone of exclusion outside (abseptal) pore cap present | 1 | |
| Septal pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum in basidiomycete sporocarp | absent | 0 | |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Character Quality | Good |
| Fixation | 4% glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | McLaughlin, D.J. |
| Date | 1974 |
| Source | Protoplasma 82: 341-364 |
| Other Sources | McLaughlin, D.J. in Basidium & Basidiocarp. eds. Wells, K. & Wells, E.K. 1982 |
| Synonym genus | Coprinus |
| Synonym species | cinereus |
| Synonym authority | (Schaeff.) Gray |
| Source of character | Culture |