Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina Pucciniomycetes Pachnocybales Pachnocybaceae Pachnocybe ferruginea
Authority(Sow. : Fr.) Berk.



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (ME) meiosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body a plaque or disc 3 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
Spindle pole body cap distinct from nuclear envelope 2 Images
Nucleolus behavior nucleolus is dispersed and no longer recognizable during prophase 0 Images
Sources
Author Bauer, R. and Oberwinkler, F.
Date 1990
Source Pl. Syst. Evol. 172: 241-261

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 unlayered disc 1 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
Spindle pole body cap distinct from nuclear envelope 2 Images
Interphase chromatin condensation absent 0  
Nucleolus behavior nucleolus discarded between prophase and metaphase 1 Images
Sources
Author McLaughlin, D.J. et al.
Source unpublished
Other Sources McLaughlin, D.J. et al. 1995. Can. J. Bot. 73, suppl. 1: S684-S692

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) 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 pulley wheel-shaped occlusion (Pucciniales type) 1 Images
Organelle trafficking organelle trafficking 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
Sources
Notes Young hyhal cells are multinucleate and have unoccluded septal pore.
Character Quality Good
Fixation glutaraldehyde; postfixed in osmium
Study Complete Yes
Author Kleven. N.L., and McLaughlin, D.J.
Date 1989
Source Can. J. Bot. 67: 1336-1348
Culture no. P31-2ss
Collector B. C. Kropp
Source of character Culture

Cell type: (BC) basidiocarp

Component: Basidium/basidiocarp

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Zone of exclusion outside septal pore cap in basidiomycete sporocarp absent 0 Images
Septal pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum in basidiomycete sporocarp absent 0 Images
Zone of exclusion in simple septum bordered by microbodies absent 0 Images
Primary septum within basidium primary septum within basidium absent 0  
Septal pore cap at primary septum within basidium absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Basal septum of basidium becomes plugged after spore release.
Character Quality Good
Fixation gluteraldehyde; postfixed in osmium
Study Complete Yes
Author Kleven. N.L., and McLaughlin, D.J.
Date 1989
Source Can. J. Bot. 67: 1336-1348DJ McLaughlin
Culture no. P31-2ss
Collector B. C. Kropp
Source of character Culture

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