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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basidiomycota | Agaricomycotina | Agaricomycetes | Auriculariales | Protodontia | oligacantha |
| Authority | G.W. Martin |
|---|
Septum / Pore Cap
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Septum in a vegetative hypha of Protodontia oligacantha. |
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniperforate septa | a single central pore | 1 |  |
| Uniperforate septal pore margin | septal pore swelling | 3 | |
| Protruding non-membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Membranous structures associated with septal pore(s) | septal pore cap | 1 | |
| Non-membrane-bound, electron-dense bodies associated with septal pore(s) | absent | 0 | |
| Woronin body type | Woronin bodies absent | 0 | |
| Septal pore cap basic structure | simple cap (cap with unelaborated abseptal surface) | 2 | |
| Detailed structure of elaborated septal pore cap | elaborated cap absent | 0 | |
| Detailed structure of simple septal pore cap | cap imperforate or uniperforate, curved | 2 | |
| Saccules of elaborated pore cap lined with external electron-dense layer | absent | 0 | |
| Substructure of pore cap | cap with three internal layers (central electron-dense layer between two less electron dense layers) | 3 | |
| Multiperforate septum | multiperforate septum absent | 0 | |
| Desmotubules in plasmodesmata | absent | 0 | |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Notes | One figure. |
| Character Quality | Good |
| Fixation | glutaraldehyde with osmium post-fix |
| Study Complete | No |
| Author | Wells, K. |
| Date | 1994 |
| Source | Mycologia 86: 18-48 |
| Other Sources | Fixation: Bandoni. R.J. and Wells. K., Trans. Mycol. Soc. Japan 33:13-19, 1992 |
| Source of character | Somatic hyphae |