Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Mucoromycota Mucoromycotina Mucorales Mucoraceae Mucor indicus
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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. 4855
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
Notes Contains 22-dihydroergosterol, 24-ethyl cholesta-5,7,22-trienol, and 24-ethyl cholesta-5,7-dienol 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 ATCC
Culture no. 4855
Source of character Culture

Apical organization

Cell type: (MH) Mature hyphae

Component: Apical organization

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
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 absent 0  
Microvesicles (25–45 nm diam.) with uniformly dense lumen present (smooth profile) 1  
Macrovesicles (90–250 nm diam.) with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery present 1  
Microvesicles with an electron dense core, and less dense periphery (30-65 nm diam.) present 1  
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 ATCC
Culture no. 4855
Voucher Notes Hyphae

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