"Piceirhiza echinata" + Picea

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Literature

• references
  Haug I, Pritsch K (1992) Ectomycorrhizal types of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in the Black Forest. A microscopical atlas. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
Morphology of the unramified ends
• shape
  straight
• shape {of distal end}
  not inflated, cylindric
• colour
  ochre, yellowish brown
or    white
• mantle cortical cells visibility
  visible
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  absent
• mantle transparency
  semi-transparent, opaque
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  silvery
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  densely woolly
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  abundant
• emanating hyphae distribution
  not specifically distributed
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
Anatomy of laticifers
• presence
  absent
Anatomical features of the mantle
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• mantle type
  hyphae rather irregularly arranged and no special pattern discernible (type B)
• cell wall surface habit
  rough
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle thickness {apart from tip}
10 µm    Mean (= average)
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernable
• outer mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
• middle mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous

Anatomy of the tannin cells in longitudinal section
• presence
  present
• rows number
2     Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
3     Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• shape
  tangentially-oval, -elliptic or -cylindrical, and oriented in parallel to root axis


Anatomy of the Hartig net in longitudinal section
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal cells around tannin cells shape
  roundish
or    cylindrical
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal rows around tannin cells number
  one
Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia


Anatomy of emanating hyphae


Anatomy of the septa of emanating hyphae
• clamps presence
  present

Anatomy of secondary septa of emanating hyphae
• presence
  absent
or    present
• abundance
  infrequent
• distribution
  not specified

Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• 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
  rough of warts
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface structures shape
  elongated, perpendicular warts


Anatomy of the warts occouring on emanating hyphae
• presence
  present
• length
0.3 µm    Mean (= average)
Anatomy of rhizomorphs
• type
  lacking, only emanating hyphae present
(type G)

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Anatomy of haustoria
• {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence
  absent
Ultrastructure
• hyphae warts shape
  acicular, with a translucent channel

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe

Tree

• plant family
  Pinaceae
• plant genus
  Picea
• plant habitat kind
  forests, woods

Remarks

• public notes
  Mycorrhizal ends brownish due to root colour; mantle in section with heaps of cross-cut hyphae; Hartig net in plan view frequently septate.

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