• references | |
Agerer R (1995) Anatomical characteristics of identified ectomycorrhizas: an attempt towards a natural classification. In Varma AK, Hock B (eds.) Mycorrhiza: Structure, function, molecular biology and biotechnology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 685-734. Ingleby K, Mason PA, Last FT, Fleming LV (1990) Identification of ectomycorrhizas. ITE Research Publication no. 5. HMSO, London. |
• length | |
0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
7 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• ramification presence-type | |
monopodial-pinnate | |
or | monopodial-pyramidal |
• ramification orders | |
0 | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
1 | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• abundance | |
solitary or in small numbers | |
• main axis diameter | |
0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
0.5 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• rhizomorphs as stout, short, conical structures presence-abundance | |
absent | |
• rhizomorphs as short mycorrhiza-like outgrowths with blunt tips presence | |
absent | |
• rhizomorphs presence | |
absent |
• colour | |
brown | |
or | white |
• very tip colour | |
yellowish | |
or | whitish |
• older parts colour | |
brown | |
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility | |
present | |
• mantle laticifers visibility | |
absent | |
• mantle dots presence-colour | |
absent | |
• mantle carbonizing presence | |
absent | |
• mantle surface {in general} habit | |
shiny | |
• mantle surface {in detail} kind | |
densely cottony | |
or | loosely cottony |
• emanating hyphae presence | |
present | |
• emanating hyphae abundance | |
abundant |
• presence | |
absent |
• presence | |
absent |
• organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• mantle type | |
hyphae rather irregularly arranged and no special pattern discernible (type B) | |
• hyphal system kind | |
undifferentiated | |
• septa clamps presence | |
absent | |
• cell shape | |
cylindric, not constricted at septa | |
• cell diameter | |
2.5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• cell wall surface habit | |
smooth |
• organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• hyphae arrangement | |
plectenchymatous, without pattern | |
• cell diameter | |
2.5 µm | Minimum value |
5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
8 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• cell wall surface habit | |
smooth |
• organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• hyphae arrangement | |
without pattern | |
• septa clamps presence | |
absent | |
• cell diameter | |
2.5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• cell length | |
0 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
25 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• mantle thickness {apart from tip} | |
10 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
30 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• presence | |
present |
• shape | |
wavy | |
or | irregularly inflated or even beaded |
• clamps presence | |
present | |
• clamps hole presence | |
absent |
• presence | |
present | |
• abundance | |
infrequent | |
• distribution | |
not specified |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape {at distal end} | |
inflated | |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter | |
2.5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
3.5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit | |
smooth | |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall thickness at tip {relative to remaining cell wall} | |
thinner |
• type | |
lacking, only emanating hyphae present (type G) |
• reaction with cotton-blue-lactic-acid presence | |
present |
• geographic occurrence continent | |
Europe |
• plant family | |
Pinaceae | |
• plant genus | |
Picea | |
• plant habitat kind | |
nursery |
• family | |
Tricholomataceae | |
• fruitbodies growth habit | |
epigeous | |
or | pileate-lamellate |
• public notes | |
Mycorrhizal systems with irregularly spaced, short branches; mycorrhizal ends white to fawn when young, darkening with age; young mantle in cotton-blue with strongly stained hyphae. |