Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina Microbotryomycetes Leucosporidiales Leucosporidiaceae Leucosporidium scottii



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body globular 4 Images
Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase a subgloboid with flat internalized layer 6 Images
Spindle pole body form, metaphase-anaphase a subgloboid with flat internalized layer directly connected to spindle (Microbotryum) 9 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope partially dispersed 3 Images
Telophase nuclear envelope retention of parts of a disrupted nuclear envelope around the chromatin 1 Images
Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum absent 0  
Spindle pole body cap continuous with the nuclear envelope 1 Images
Interphase chromatin condensation absent 0  
Nucleolus behavior nucleolus discarded between prophase and metaphase 1 Images
Sources
Study Complete no
Author McCully, E.K. and Robinow, C.F.
Date 1972
Source J. Cell Sci. 10: 857-881

Septum / Pore Cap

Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status

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) absent 0 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
Septal pore occlusion 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  
Pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum absent 0 Images
Multiperforate septum multiperforate septum absent 0 Images
Desmotubules in plasmodesmata absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Septum wall tapers to pore.
Character Quality Fair
Fixation permanganate
Study Complete No
Author Moore, R.T.
Date 1972
Source Ant. v. Leeuwenhoek 38: 567-584
Other Sources Fell, J.W. et al., 2001, Mycota 7B, McLaughlin, D.J., McLaughlin, E.G., and Lemke, P.A., eds, pp. 3-35
Culture collection CBS
Culture no. CBS 5930, CBS 5931
Source of character Culture

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