Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Monoblepharidiomycota Monoblepharidomycetes Monoblepharidales Harpochytriaceae Harpochytrium hedinii



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole present 1 Images
Basic organization of the spindle pole centriolar-associated material 0 Images
Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase centriole-associated material c Images
Spindle development site gap in nuclear envelope 0 Images
Spindle pole body migration (per Heath, 1980, Int. Rev. Cytol. 64:1) integration of spindle pole body into invaginated nuclear envelope before spindle formation 3 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope loose polar fenestrae, including extensions of nuclear envelope into the cytoplasm at the spindle pole, but mainly intact 2 Images
Telophase nuclear envelope retention of complete nuclear envelope around the chromatin with median constriction/fragmentation 0 Images
Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum present 1 Images
Spindle vesicles absent 0  
Central spindle absent 0 Images
Metaphase plate present 1 Images
Spindle pole body cap absent 0 Images
Sources
Character Quality Fair
Fixation gluteraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Whistler, H.C. and Travland, L.B.
Date 1973
Source Arch Protistenk. Bd. 115:69-74

Motile Cell

Cell type: (ZO) zoospore

Component: Motile Cell

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Number of flagella one 1 Images
Electron-opaque plug in axoneme core and between axoneme and flagellar membrane absent 0 Images
Flagellum coating absent 0 Images
Electron-opaque core in kinetosome absent 0 Images
Scalloped ring within kinetosome, extensions of the A, B, or C microtubule absent 0 Images
Kinetosome support kinetosome props 1 Images
Kinetosome-associated plates absent 0  
Kinetosome-associated saddle absent 0  
Kinetosome-associated shield absent 0  
Kinetosome-associated spur absent 0  
Kinetosome-associated striated disc present (Chytridiomycota: Monoblepharidomycetes) 1 Images
Primary microtubule root root of two parts: a striated disk extending part way around kinetosome, and microtubules extending anteriorly from kinetosome (Chytridiomycota: Monoblepharidomycetes) a Images
Primary microtubule root absolute configuration absent 0  
Striated rhizoplast between kinetosome and nucleus absent 0  
Non-flagellated centriole parallel to kinetosome 1 Images
Length of non-flagellated centriole (NfC) compared to length of kinetosome (K) NfC = K 1 Images
Kinetosome-non-flagellated centriole fibrillar bridge fibers perpendicular to NfC and K 1 Images
Non-flagellated centriole-associated veil absent 0  
Paracrystalline inclusion absent 0  
Ribosomal organization core area of aggregated ribosomes partially or completely enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Chytridiales, Rhizophydiales, Cladochytriales, Lobulomycetales; incertae sedis: Polyphagus euglenae; Monoblepharidomycetes) 1 Images
Mitochondrion multiple 2 Images
Cisterna fenestrated 2 Images
Paraxonemal structure absent 0 Images
Golgi apparatus morphology stacked cisternae (Chytridiomycota; Blastocladiomycota- Physoderma) 0 Images
Golgi apparatus location not associated with flagellar rootlet 2 Images
Relationship of microbodies to lipid(s) or nucleus microbody associated with multiple lipids (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales, Rhizophlyctidales, Rhizophydiales- Batrachochytrium; incertae sedis: Caulochytrium protostelioides) 1 Images
Location of cisterna relative to lipid(s) fenestrated cisterna (rumposome) backed by microbody (Chytridiomycota: Monoblepharidomycetes) 2 Images
Location of mitochondria outside ribosomal core 0 Images
Nuclear heel absent 0 Images
Nucleus location distal to kinetosome 0 Images
Posterior dome composed of peripheral granules and array of megatubules absent 0  
Sources
Notes Travland LB, Whisler HC. 1971. Ultrastructure of Harpochytrium hedinii. Mycologia 63: 767-789.

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