Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Zoopagomycota Kickxellomycotina Dimargaritales Dimargaritaceae Tieghemiomyces californicus
AuthorityR.K. Benj.



Septum / Pore Cap

Tieghiomyces_californicus_1302_483a56021ce6cbe56a3449f4409eb8c7aaee147e Septum in a sporangiophore of Tuber californicus.

Cell type: (SF) sporangiophore

Component: Hypha excluding ascogenous hypha/ascus

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Uniperforate septa a single central pore 1 Images
Uniperforate septal pore margin with lenticular cavity (bifurcate) 4 Images
Protruding non-membrane-bound bodies associated with septal pore(s) present 1 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 thickened non-membranous plate (flattened disc, biumbonate, or irregular) 4 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
Sources
Character Quality Good
Fixation formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix ; or permanganate
Study Complete Yes
Author Brain, A.P.R., P. Jeffries and T.W.K. Young
Date 1982
Source Mycologia 74: 173- 181
Culture collection CBS
Culture no. 448.59
Source of character Culture

Sterol data

Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status

Component: Sterol pathway

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Ergosterol pathway present 1  
Sources
Fixation Gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Study Complete Yes
Author Weete, J.D., and Gandhi, S.R.
Date 1997
Source Lipids 32:1309-1316
Lit. Identifier Maritza Abril, 28 August, 2008
Culture collection CBS
Culture no. 448.59
Source of character Culture

Cell type: (XN) mycelium of unknown nuclear status

Component: Sterol types

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Ergosta-5,7,22-trienol (Ergosterol) present 1  
Sources
Fixation Gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Study Complete Yes
Author Weete, J.D., and Gandhi, S.R.
Date 1997
Source Lipids 32:1309-1316
Lit. Identifier Maritza Abril, 28 August, 2008
Culture collection CBS
Culture no. 448.59
Source of character Culture

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