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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chytridiomycota | Chytridiomycetes | Rhizophydiales | Kappamycetaceae | Kappamyces | laurelensis |
Motile Cell
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Electron-opaque core in kinetosome. |
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 | present | 1 | |
| 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 | absent | 0 | |
| Primary microtubule root absolute configuration | absent | 0 | |
| Striated rhizoplast between kinetosome and nucleus | absent | 0 | |
| Non-flagellated centriole | oblique to kinetosome | 2 | |
| Length of non-flagellated centriole (NfC) compared to length of kinetosome (K) | NfC < K (Chytridiomycota: Monoblepharidomycetes; Chytridiomycetes: Rhizophydiales- Kappamyces; Chytridiales) | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-non-flagellated centriole fibrillar bridge | fibers perpendicular to NfC and K | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| Mitochondrion | single | 1 | |
| Cisterna | simple | 1 | |
| Paraxonemal structure | absent | 0 | |
| Water expulsion vacoule | present (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes- Spizellomycetales; Monoblepharidomycetes) | 1 | |
| Relationship of microbodies to lipid(s) or nucleus | microbody associated with a single lipid (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes- Chytridiales, Cladochytriales, Lobulomycetales, Rhizophydiales) | 0 | |
| Location of cisterna relative to lipid(s) | adjacent to lipids (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Chytridiales, Rhizophydiales, Cladochytriales) | 0 | |
| Location of mitochondria | outside ribosomal core | 0 | |
| Nuclear heel | absent | 0 | |
| Nucleus location | distal to kinetosome | 0 | |
| Posterior dome composed of peripheral granules and array of megatubules | absent | 0 |
| Sources | |
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| Notes | |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Letcher, P.M. and M.J. Powell. |
| Date | 2005. |
| Source | Nova Hedwigia 80: 115-133. |
| Lit. Identifier | Kappamyces, a new genus in the Chytridiales (Chytridiomycota). |
| Other Sources | Letcher, P.M., M.J. Powell, P.F. Churchill, J.G. Chambers. 2006. Ultrastructural and molecular phylogenetic delineation of a new order, the Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota). |