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| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Anamorph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chytridiomycota | Chytridiomycetes | Spizellomycetales | Spizellomycetaceae | Spizellomyces | punctatum |
| Authority | (W.J. Koch) D.J.S. Barr |
|---|---|
Motile Cell
Cell type: (ZO) zoospore
Component: Motile Cell
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of flagella | one | 1 |  |
| Electron-opaque plug in axoneme core and between axoneme and flagellar membrane | absent | 0 | |
| Flagellum coating | absent | 0 | |
| Electron-opaque core in kinetosome | absent | 0 | |
| Scalloped ring within kinetosome, extensions of the A, B, or C microtubule | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome support | kinetosome props | 1 | |
| Kinetosome-associated plates | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated saddle | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated shield | absent | 0 | |
| Kinetosome-associated spur | present | 1 | |
| Kinetosome-associated striated disc | absent | 0 | |
| Primary microtubule root | microtubules in cone arising from a spur at the anterior end of kinetosome (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales- Spizellomyces) | 5 | |
| Striated rhizoplast between kinetosome and nucleus | absent | 0 | |
| Non-flagellated centriole | oblique to kinetosome | 2 | |
| Length of non-flagellated centriole (NfC) compared to length of kinetosome (K) | NfC = K | 1 | |
| Kinetosome-non-flagellated centriole fibrillar bridge | fibers parallel to NfC and K | 2 | |
| Non-flagellated centriole-associated veil | absent | 0 | |
| Paracrystalline inclusion | absent | 0 | |
| Ribosomal organization | scattered ribosomes (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales; Rhizophlyctidales- Rhizophlyctis rosea, Sonoraphlyctis ranzonii; incertae sedis: Synchytrium macrosporum, Caulochytrium protostelioides) | 0 | |
| Mitochondrion | multiple | 2 | |
| Cisterna | simple | 1 | |
| Paraxonemal structure | absent | 0 | |
| Water expulsion vacoule | present (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes- Spizellomycetales; Monoblepharidomycetes) | 1 | |
| Golgi apparatus morphology | stacked cisternae (Chytridiomycota; Blastocladiomycota- Physoderma) | 0 | |
| Golgi apparatus location | not associated with flagellar rootlet | 2 | |
| Relationship of microbodies to lipid(s) or nucleus | microbody associated with multiple lipids (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales, Rhizophlyctidales, Rhizophydiales- Batrachochytrium; incertae sedis: Caulochytrium protostelioides) | 1 | |
| Location of cisterna relative to lipid(s) | adjacent to lipids (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Chytridiales, Rhizophydiales, Cladochytriales) | 0 | |
| Location of mitochondria | scattered in cytoplasm | 2 | |
| Nuclear heel | present (Chytridiomycota: Chytridiomycetes: Spizellomycetales- Spizellomyces; Rhizophlyctidales- Sonoraphlyctis, Borealophlyctis) | 1 | |
| Nucleus location | proximal to kinetosome | 1 | |
| Posterior dome composed of peripheral granules and array of megatubules | absent | 0 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Notes | |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Barr DJS. |
| Date | 1984. |
| Source | Can J Bot 62: 1202-1208. |
| Lit. Identifier | Cytological variation in zoospores of Spizellomyces (Chytridiomycetes). |
| Other Sources | Barr DJS. 1980. An outline for the reclassification of the Chytridiales, and for a new order, the Spizellomycetales. Can J Bot 58: 2380-2394. |
Sterol data
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol pathway
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Methyl-cholesterol pathway | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., Fuller, M.S., Huang, M.Q., and Gandhi, S. |
| Date | 1989 |
| Source | Experimental Mycology 13:183-195 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 9 September, 2008 |
| Culture collection | ATCC |
| Culture no. | 48900 |
| Source of character | Culture |
Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status
Component: Sterol types
| Characteristic | State | Code | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ergost-5-enol (24-Methyl-cholesterol) | present | 1 |
| Sources | |
|---|---|
| Fixation | Gas-liquid chromatography |
| Study Complete | Yes |
| Author | Weete, J.D., Fuller, M.S., Huang, M.Q., and Gandhi, S. |
| Date | 1989 |
| Source | Experimental Mycology 13:183-195 |
| Lit. Identifier | Maritza Abril, 9 September, 2008 |
| Culture collection | ATCC |
| Culture no. | 48900 |
| Source of character | Culture |