Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Basidiomycota Pucciniomycotina Pucciniomycetes Pucciniales Pucciniaceae Uromyces dianthii
Authority(Pers.) Neissl



Septum / Pore Cap

Cell type: (NN) dikaryotic mycelium

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) microbodies 2 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 pulley wheel-shaped occlusion (Pucciniales type) 1 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 present 1 Images
Pore cap enclosed by endoplasmic reticulum absent 0 Images
Multiperforate septum multiperforate septum absent 0 Images
Sources
Notes Septal pore is suggested to permit organelle migration but evidence is incomplete; some septa are broken; crystals are present in microbodies.
Character Quality Good
Fixation formaldehyde-glutaraldehyde; postfixed in osmium
Study Complete Yes
Author Jones, D.R.
Date 1973
Source Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 61: 227-235
Changes to Character Definition Jones (1973) makes a distinction between bands over the septal pore and the pore plug.
Substrate Urediniospores obtained from Wolverhamton, England, UK on Dianthus caryopyllus var. Bookham Bounty
Source of character Culture
Voucher Notes Jones, D.R. Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 58: 29-36, 1972

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