"Pinirhiza aciculata" + Pinus

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Literature

• references
  Haug I, Weber R, Oberwinkler F, Tschen J (1994) The mycorrhizal status of Taiwanese trees and the description of some ectomycorrhizal types. Trees 8: 237-253.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  dichotomous
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
Morphology of the unramified ends
• colour
  ochre, yellowish brown
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• mantle transparency
  not transparent
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  densely short-spiny
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  infrequent
• emanating hyphae distribution
  not specifically distributed
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)
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• hyphae arrangement
  plectenchymatous, without pattern
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• hyphae arrangement
  ring-like
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle thickness {apart from tip}
25 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


Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernible
• outer mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
• middle mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous

Anatomy of the tannin cells in cross-section
• presence
  present


Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia

Anatomy of cystidia (type 1)
• type
  flask-shaped with an apical knob (type D)
• apical knobs number
1     Mean (= average)
• apical knobs arrangement
  asymmetrically
• apical knobs cell wall thickness {relative to cystidial body}
  thinner than those of cystidial body
• septa presence
  absent
• septa kind
  absent, with basal clamp only
• length
45 µm    Mean (= average)
• cell wall evenness
  even in thickness
• surface habit
  smooth

Anatomy of emanating hyphae


Anatomy of the septa of emanating hyphae
• clamps presence
  present

Anatomy of secondary septa of emanating hyphae
• presence
  absent

Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter
3.5 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
• septal pores type
  as dolipores with perforated parenthesome
• mantle matrix presence-kind
  dark

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Asia

Tree

• plant family
  Pinaceae
• plant genus
  Pinus
• plant subgenus-section
  two-needle-pines
• plant habitat kind
  forests, woods

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