Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina Atractiellomycetes Atractiellales Helicogloeaceae Neogloea species
AuthorityPat.



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body a plaque or disc 3 Images
Spindle pole body form, interphase-prophase a 3-layered disc 3 Images
Spindle pole body form, metaphase-anaphase a 5-layered disc directly connected to spindle 4 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope intact with small polar fenestrae plugged by the spindle pole bodies 1 Images
Telophase nuclear envelope retention of complete nuclear envelope around the chromatin with median constriction/fragmentation 0 Images
Central spindle present 1 Images
Metaphase plate absent 0 Images
Spindle pole body cap distinct from nuclear envelope 2 Images
Transient intranuclear element at late interphase-prophase absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum (ER) appears to be absent but some ER surounds the nucleus, especaially near the poles beginning in metaphase.
Character Quality Good
Fixation gluteraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author McLaughlin, D.J., T.K.A. Kumar, M. Padamsee, M. Toome-Heller, E.M. Frieders and M.C. Aime
Date 2017
Source Mycologia 109:162-181
Culture collection Univ. of Minnesota Mycological Culture Collection
Culture no. RJB 6478-5
Collector R.J. Bandoni
Source of character Culture
Voucher Notes Originally identified by R. Banmdoni as Helicogloea lagerheimii, but septum analysis indicates that it is different from the H. lagerheimii identified by Weiss, M., et al., 2004, Frontiers in Basidiomycote Mycology, Agerer, R., Piepenbring, M., Blanz, P., eds, p.7-48

Septum / Pore Cap

Cell type: (NN) dikaryotic mycelium

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) microbodies 2 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
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  
Zone of organelle exclusion at pore absent 0 Images
Pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum absent 0 Images
Multiperforate septum multiperforate septum absent 0 Images
Desmotubules in plasmodesmata absent 0 Images
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Notes Occasional electron-dense, nonmembrane-bound material in septal pore. Flattened rectangular crystal in microbodies.
Character Quality Good
Fixation glutaraldehyde; postfixed in osmium
Study Complete No
Author McLaughlin, D.J., T.K.A. Kumar, M. Padamsee, M. Toome-Heller, E.M. Frieders and M.C. Aime
Date 2017
Source Mycologia 109:162-181
Other Sources Swann, E.C., Frieders, E.M., and McLaughlin, D.J., 2001, Mycota 7B, McLaughlin, D.J., McLaughlin, E.G., and Lemke, P.A., eds, pp. 37-56
Culture collection Univ. of Minnesota Mycological Culture Collection
Culture no. RJB 6478-5
Collector R.J. Bandoni
Source of character Culture
Voucher Notes Identified by R. Bandoni as Helicogloea lagerheimii, but not this sp. based on septum analysis, which indicates that it is different from the H. lagerheimii identified by Weiss, M., et al., 2004, Frontiers in Basidiomycote Mycology, Agerer, R., Piepenbring, M., Blanz, P., eds, p.7-48

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