Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizomycetidae Pezizales Sarcoscyphaceae Urnula craterium
Authority(Schwein.) Fries



Septum / Pore Cap

Cell type: (AC) ascocarp -- nonascogenous hyphae or ascospore

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) Woronin bodies 1 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 thin non-membranous, non-continuous electron-dense material associated with septal swellings (Agaricomycotina) 2  
Organelle trafficking organelle trafficking absent 0 Images
Woronin body type globose 1 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
Notes Pore plug appears hemispherical; cylindrical and hexagonal Woronin bodies also found in vegetative cells.
Character Quality Fair
Fixation formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde or glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Li, L. and Kimbrough, J.W.
Date 1995
Source Int. J. Plant Sci. 156:841-848
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F55753
Collector date 1992-03-12
Source of character Sporocarp

Cell type: (AH) ascogenous hypha/ascus

Component: Ascogenous hypha/ascus, mature

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Mature septal pore simple with single central pore 1 Images
Mature septal pore occlusion occlusion a convex or biconvex band or more complex hemisphere 3 Images
Mature pore occlusion detailed structure cone to dumbell-shaped with V-shaped striations and usually an electron-light torus 5 Images
Sources
Character Quality Fair
Fixation formaldehyde and gluteraldehyde or glutaraldehyde with osmium postfix
Study Complete No
Author Li, L. and Kimbrough, J.W.
Date 1995
Source Int. J. Plant Sci. 156:841-848
Herbarium FLAS
Herbarium Number F55753
Collector date 1992-03-12
Source of character Sporocarp

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