Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Mucoromycota Mucoromycotina Mucorales Mucoraceae Mucor hiemalis



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body consists of small amounts of extranuclear material 1 Images
Spindle pole body migration (per Heath, 1980, Int. Rev. Cytol. 64:1) migration during spindle formation 1 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope intact 0 Images
Telophase nuclear envelope retention of complete nuclear envelope around the chromatin with median constriction/fragmentation 0 Images
Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum absent 0  
Spindle vesicles absent 0  
Central spindle present 1 Images
Metaphase plate absent 0 Images
Spindle pole body cap absent 0 Images
Nucleolus behavior nucleolus is persistent throughout division 3 Images
Transient intranuclear element at late interphase-prophase absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Intranuclear element reported as bar-shaped surrounded by electron-dense material
Character Quality good
Fixation gluteraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete no
Author McCully, E.K. and Robinow, C.F.
Date 1973
Source Arch. Mikrobiol. 94: 133-148

Sterol data

Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status

Component: Sterol pathway

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Ergosterol 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 ATCC
Culture no. 6800
Source of character Culture

Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status

Component: Sterol types

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Ergosta-5,7,22-trienol (Ergosterol) 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 ATCC
Culture no. 6800
Source of character Culture

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