"Piceirhiza setosa" + 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, Karlssruhe.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate
• rhizomorphs as stout, short, conical structures presence-abundance
  absent
• rhizomorphs as short mycorrhiza-like outgrowths with blunt tips presence
  absent
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
Morphology of the unramified ends
• shape
  straight
• shape {of distal end}
  not inflated, cylindric
• colour
  brown
or    ochre, yellowish brown
• very tip colour
  whitish
• mantle cortical cells visibility
  not visible
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• mantle transparency
  not transparent
• mantle dots presence-colour
  absent
• mantle carbonizing presence
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  shiny
or    not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  densely short-spiny
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
• emanating elements presence-type
  cystidia
• emanating elements cystidia location
  on outer mantle layer
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 arranged net-like, with prominent cystidia (type D)
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell diameter
3.5 µm    Mean (= average)
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• cell diameter
3.5 µm    Mean (= average)
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle thickness {apart from tip}
50 µm    Mean (= average)
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernable

Anatomy of the tannin cells in longitudinal section
• presence
  present


Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia

Anatomy of cystidia (type 1)
• type
  awl-shaped, bristle-like (type A)
• ramification presence-position
  absent
• length
50 µm    Mean (= average)
• surface habit
  smooth

Anatomy of emanating hyphae




Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit
  smooth


Anatomy of rhizomorphs
• type
  lacking, only emanating hyphae present
(type G)

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Anatomy of chlamydospores
• presence
  absent
Anatomy of haustoria
• {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence
  absent
• {of foreign origin} presence
  absent
Ultrastructure
• septal pores type
  as dolipores with perforated parenthesome
• mantle matrix presence-kind
  transparent

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe

Tree

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

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