Russula silvicola Shaffer + Abies

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Literature

• references
  Kernaghan G, Currah RS, Bayer RJ (1997) Russulaceous ectomycorrhizae of Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii. Can J Bot 75: 1843-1850.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
Morphology of the unramified ends
• colour
  brown
• mantle transparency
  semi-transparent, opaque
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  smooth
• emanating hyphae 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
  pseudoparenchymatous
• organisation {if pseudoparenchymatous} cell shape
  angular
• mantle type
  angular cells (type L)
• cell diameter
4.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
7.5 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cell length
7 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
11 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• cell diameter
5.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
11 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cell length
9 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
22 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• 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



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
  absent




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

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs

Chemical reactions

• reaction with sulpho-vanillin presence
  present

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  North America

Tree

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

Fungus

• family
  Russulaceae
• fruitbodies growth habit
  epigeous
or    pileate-lamellate

Remarks

• public notes
  Mycorrhizal ends with hyaline mantle (assuming colour of underlying root tissue); outer mantle layers in plan view with subangular to polygonal cells, some sides rounded, often forming rosettes of 4-5 cells; plan view of middle mantle layers with noninterlocking epidermoid cells; inner mantle layers in plan view with obtusely branched hyphae; mantle in sulfo-vanillin with strongly positively reacting isolated cells.

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