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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mucoromycota | Mortierellomycotina | Mortierellomycetes | Mortierellales | Mortierellaceae | Mortierella | verticillata |
| Authority | Linnem. |
|---|
Sterol data
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol pathway
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol pathway | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., and Gandhi, S.R. |
| Date | 1999 |
| Source | Mycologia 91:642-649 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 29 August, 2008 |
| Culture collection | NRRL |
| Culture no. | 6337 |
| Source of character | Culture |
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol types
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesta-5,24-dienol (Desmosterol) | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Notes | Contains 24-methylene and 24,25-methylene cholesterol in lower proportions |
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., and Gandhi, S.R. |
| Date | 1999 |
| Source | Mycologia 91:642-649 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 29 August, 2008 |
| Culture collection | NRRL |
| Culture no. | 6337 |
| Source of character | Culture |
Apical organization
Cell type: (MH) Mature hyphae
Component: Apical organization
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitzenkörper (SPK) | absent | 0 | |
| Vesicles concentrated in thin layer beneath apical plasma membrane and/or loosely organized throughout apical dome | present | 1 | |
| Ribosome cluster distal to SPK or vesicle accumulation in apical dome | absent or not observed | 0 | |
| Macrovesicles with uniformly dense lumen | present, 70–120 nm diam. | 1 | |
| Microvesicles (25–45 nm diam.) with uniformly dense lumen | absent | 0 | |
| Macrovesicles (90–250 nm diam.) with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery | absent | 0 | |
| Microvesicles with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery (30-65 nm diam.) | absent | 0 | |
| Filasomes (protein-coated microvesicles; 30–40 nm diam.) | present and common | 2 | |
| Sub-apical cluster of putative lipid globules | absent | 0 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Character Quality | Good |
| Fixation | cryofixation/freeze substitution osmium and uranyl acetate, live cell light microscopy imaging |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Fisher and Robinson |
| Date | 2016 |
| Source | Mycologia 105: 1087-1099 |
| Culture collection | NRRL |
| Culture no. | 6337 |
| Source of character | hyphae |