Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizomycetidae Pezizales Pezizaceae Peziza michelii



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
Spindle pole body form, metaphase-anaphase a 2-layered disc with intact nuclear envelope and internal microtubule organizing center 2 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope intact 0 Images
Spindle pole body cap absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes One figure.
Character Quality good
Fixation osmium
Study Complete no
Author Schrantz, J.-P.
Date 1970
Source Rev. Cytol. et Biol. veg. 33: 1-100

Septum / Pore Cap

Peziza_michelii_mycologia_curry_and_kimbrough_1983__fig_9_reduced_100_d208c0416fbe69be35015b06c4731f3b095d83ea Woronin body in an ascogenous hypha of Peziza michelii. Reprinted with permission from Curry, K.J., and Kimbrough, J.W. 1983. Mycologia 75:781-794 © The Mycological Society of America.

Cell type: (SC) sporocarp

Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Woronin body type globose 1 Images
Sources
Notes Associated structures with Woronin bodies: paraphyses, medullary excipulum, and ascogenous hyphae (occasionally)
Character Quality Good
Fixation Paraformaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and calcium chloride with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Curry, K.J., and Kimbrough, J.W.
Date 1983
Source Mycologia 75:781-794
Lit. Identifier Maritza Abril, 21 September, 2008
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F52957
Collector Benny, G.L., and Samuelson, D.A.
Source of character Apothecium

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