Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life

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Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Anamorph
Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Sordariomycetes Xylariomycetidae Xylariales Xylariaceae Xylaria polymorpha



Nuclear Division

Cell type: (MI) mitosis

Component: Nuc Div / SPB

CharacteristicStateCodeImages
Centriole absent 0  
Basic organization of the spindle pole spindle pole body a plaque or disc 3 Images
Metaphase nuclear envelope intact 0 Images
Perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum absent 0  
Spindle vesicles absent 0  
Metaphase plate present 1 Images
Spindle pole body cap absent 0 Images
Sources
Character Quality good
Fixation gluteraldehyde/acrolein with osmium postfix
Study Complete no
Author Beckett, A. and Crawford, R.M.
Date 1970
Source J. Gen. Microbiology 63: 269-280

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