Tuber borchii Vitt. + Quercus

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Literature

• references
  Zambonelli A, Salomoni S, Pisi A (1993) Caratterizzazione anatomo-morphologica delle micorrize di Tuber spp. su Quercus pubescens Willd. Micol Ital (3): 73-90.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  absent
or    monopodial-pinnate
or    monopodial-pyramidal
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
• exploration type
  short distance
Morphology of the unramified ends
• shape
  straight
or    bent
or    constricted between older and younger parts
• length
0 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
3.4 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
6 mm    Maximum value
• diameter
0.24 mm    Mean (= average)
• colour
  ochre, yellowish brown
• older parts colour
  brown
or    ochre, yellowish brown
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle dots presence-colour
  brownish
• mantle carbonizing presence
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  densely short-spiny
• emanating hyphae presence
  absent
• 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
and    pseudoparenchymatous
• organisation {if pseudoparenchymatous} cell shape
  epidermoid, puzzle-like, jig-saw-shaped
• mantle type
  epidermoid cells bearing a hyphal net (type Q)
• hyphal net cells diameter
3.5 µm    Minimum value
3.9 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
7.3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
10.3 µm    Maximum value
• pores between cells presence
  absent
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell density
3     Minimum value
5     Mean (= average)
8     Maximum value
• cell wall with globular thickenings
  absent
• cell wall projections presence
  absent
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• cell density
3     Minimum value
5     Mean (= average)
7     Maximum value
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• septa clamps presence
  absent
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer of the ectormycorrhizal tip
• anatomy mantle outer mantle layer {of ectomycorrhizal tip} organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle thickness {apart from tip}
14 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
41 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
49 µm    Maximum value
• mantle different layers presence
  discernable
• outer mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• outer mantle layer hyphae tangentially length
8.1 µm    Minimum value
11.6 µm    Mean (= average)
15 µm    Maximum value
• outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter
5.3 µm    Minimum value
6.6 µm    Mean (= average)
7.9 µm    Maximum value
• middle mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer hyphae tangentially length
5.4 µm    Minimum value
7 µm    Mean (= average)
8.7 µm    Maximum value
• inner mantle layer hyphae radially diameter
5.3 µm    Minimum value
6.2 µm    Mean (= average)
7.1 µm    Maximum value



Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section
• mantle different layers presence
  discernible
• outer mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• outer mantle layer hyphae tangentially length
6.4 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
10.8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter
5.2 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
7.2 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• middle mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer hyphae tangentially length
5.1 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
9.5 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)



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
• septa presence
  absent
or    present
• septa kind
  absent, with basal clamp only
or    simple
• diameter {proximal}
2 µm    Minimum value
2.2 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)
4.5 µm    Maximum value
• length
52 µm    Minimum value
74.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
105 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
117 µm    Maximum value
• surface habit
  smooth

Anatomy of emanating hyphae
• cell pigment location-colour
  absent


Anatomy of the septa of emanating hyphae
• clamps presence
  absent


Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter
3.5 µm    Minimum value
3.9 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
7.3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
10.3 µm    Maximum value
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit
  rough of warts


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

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe
• knowledge about association with foreign fruitbodies presence
  unknown

Tree

• plant family
  Fagaceae
• plant genus
  Quercus
• plant habitat kind
  nursery

Fungus

• family
  Tuberaceae
• fruitbodies growth habit
  hypogeous

Remarks

• public notes
  Mycorrhizal ends slightly bent, ochre- brown to brown; hyphal net of mantle surface finely granular; cells of inner mantle layers in plan view epidermoid; Hartig net in longitudinal and cross-sections 1-3 cortical cell layers deep.

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