"Piceirhiza licheniformis" + 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
• length
10 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
20 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate
or    braid-like
Morphology of the unramified ends
• shape
  tortuous
• colour
  yellow
or    violet, dark reddish blue
or    green
or    white
• older parts colour
  red
or    violet, dark reddish blue
or    white
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  covered with soil particles
or    not smooth
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  abundant
Morphology of rhizomorphs
• diameter
0 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.4 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cross-section shape
  round or roundish
or    flat
• colour
  green
or    grey
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
• emanating elements presence-type
  rhizomorphs
Anatomy of laticifers
• presence
  absent
Anatomical features of the mantle
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• cell wall surface habit
  smooth
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• septa clamps presence
  present
• cell diameter
1.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
4 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle thickness {apart from tip}
15 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)



Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia


Anatomy of emanating hyphae






Anatomy of rhizomorphs
• type
  differentiated; thick hyphae forming a core, septa complete or sometimes enlarged
(type E)

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Ultrastructure
• septal pores type
  as dolipores with perforated parenthesome
• mantle matrix presence-kind
  absent

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe

Tree

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

Remarks

• public notes
  Mycorrhizal ends in the field yellowish green, under the stereomicroscope in water white.

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