Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina Pucciniomycetes Helicobasidiales Helicobasidiaceae Helicobasidium mompa
AuthorityTanaka



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body a plaque or disc 3 Images
Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase a 3-layered disc 3 Images
Spindle pole body form, metaphase-anaphase a 5-layered disc directly connected to spindle 4 Images
Spindle development site gap in nuclear envelope 0 Images
Spindle pole body migration (per Heath, 1980, Int. Rev. Cytol. 64:1) migration during spindle formation 1 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope intact with small polar fenestrae plugged by the spindle pole bodies 1 Images
Telophase nuclear envelope retention of complete nuclear envelope around the chromatin with median constriction/fragmentation 0 Images
Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum absent 0  
Central spindle present 1 Images
Metaphase plate absent 0 Images
Spindle pole body cap distinct from nuclear envelope 2 Images
Interphase chromatin condensation present 1 Images
Nucleolus behavior nucleolus or part of it is more persistent and is discarded after metaphase 2 Images
Transient intranuclear element at late interphase-prophase absent 0 Images
Sources
Author Bourett, T.M. and McLaughlin, D.J.
Date 1986
Source Can. J. Bot. 64: 130-145

Septum / Pore Cap

Cell type: (NN) dikaryotic mycelium

Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Uniperforate septa a single central pore 1 Images
Uniperforate septal pore margin unelaborated margin 1 Images
Protruding non-membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) absent 0 Images
Membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) microbodies 2 Images
Membranous structures associated with septal pore(s) absent 0 Images
Non-membrane-bound, electron-dense bodies associated with septal pore(s) absent 0 Images
Woronin body type Woronin bodies absent 0 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
Desmotubules in plasmodesmata absent 0 Images
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Notes Immature septal pore traversed by endoplasmic reticulum and pore plug absent; mature septum with wall thin around pore; amorphous, electron-dense material often blocks pore.
Character Quality Good
Fixation glutaraldehyde; postfixed in osmium
Study Complete No
Author Bourett, T.M., and McLaughlin, D.J.
Date 1986
Source Can. J. Bot. 64: 130-145
Culture collection CBS
Culture no. 278.51
Source of character Culture

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