Russula decolorans Fr. + Pinus

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Literature

• references
  Fransson PMA (2004) Russula decolorans Fr. + Pinus sylvestris (L.) Karst. Descr Ectomyc 7/8: 109-115.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• length
2 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
15 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate [with dichotomous side-branches]
or    dichotomous
• tips {per 10 mm} number
  unknown
• ramification orders
  unknown
• abundance
  abundant, dense
• main axis diameter
0.5 mm    Mean (= average)
0.5 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.5 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• taste {after 2-3 min chewing}
  unknown
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
• exploration type
  contact
Morphology of the unramified ends
• mantle hydrophobicity presence
  absent
• shape
  straight
• shape {of distal end}
  not inflated, cylindric
• length
0 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
2 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
3 mm    Maximum value
• diameter
0.5 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
0.5 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.5 mm    Mean (= average)
• colour
  ochre, yellowish brown
• very tip colour
  ochre, yellowish brown
• older parts colour
  brown
or    brownish
• mantle cortical cells visibility
  not visible
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• mantle transparency
  not transparent
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle secreted latex {after scratching mantle} presence
  absent
• mantle dots presence-colour
  absent
• mantle carbonizing presence
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  covered with soil particles
or    not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  densely grainy or warty
or    loosely grainy or warty
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  infrequent
• emanating hyphae distribution
  concentrated distally
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
• emanating elements presence-type
  emanating hyphae
• emanating elements cystidia location
  not applicable
• crystals presence
  absent
• blue granules presence
  absent
Anatomy of laticifers
• presence
  absent
• anatomy entire mycorrhiza laticiferous solitary (gloeoplerous) cells presence
  present
Anatomical features of the mantle
• completeness
  complete
• matrix presence
  absent
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
• organisation
  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 shape
  with ring- or star-like structures
• hyphal net cells diameter
  variable [heap cells (center of the stars) connected by the hyphal net 25-40 µm in diam.]
2 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
3.5 µm    Maximum value
• hyphal net cell walls habit
  distinct, rather thick
• hyphae arrangement
  not specific
• hyphae sticky matrix on hyphal surface presence
  present
• pores between cells presence
  unknown
• pores between cells abundance
  unknown
• septa thickness {relative to cell walls}
  unknown
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell pigment location-colour
  membranaceously yellowish
• cell contents presence-kind
  oily droplets, which do not stain in sulpho-vanillin
• cell diameter
4 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
7 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
9 µm    Maximum value
• cell length
5 µm    Minimum value
7 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
17 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
20 µm    Maximum value
• cell density
4     Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
10     Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cell wall thickness
0.1 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.4 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cell wall with globular thickenings
  absent
• cell wall surface habit
  smooth
and    with few soil particles
• cell wall projections presence
  unknown
• cell wall projections abundance
  unknown
• cell wall projections shape
  unknown
• drops of exuded pigment presence
  absent
• pigment granula on surface presence
  absent
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  not applicable
• matrix kind
  not applicable
• hyphae arrangement
  not applicable
• cell shape
  not applicable
• cell pigment location-colour
  not applicable
• cell diameter
  not applicable
• cell length
  not applicable
• cell density
  not applicable
• cell contents presence-kind
  not applicable
• cell wall thickness
  not applicable
• cell wall surface habit
  not applicable
• crystals diameter
  not applicable
• crystals length
  not applicable
• cell blue granules location
  not applicable
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous [densely]
• hyphae arrangement
  ring-like [almost]
• septa thickness
  unknown
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell pigment location-colour
  membranaceously yellowish
• cell diameter
2 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)
6 µm    Maximum value
• cell length
  unknown
• cell contents presence-kind
  with oily droplets, which do not stain in sulpho-vanillin [few]
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer of the ectormycorrhizal tip
• anatomy mantle outer mantle layer {of ectomycorrhizal tip} organisation
  like other parts of mantle
• anatomy mantle outer mantle layer {of ectomycorrhizal tip} cell density
9     Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
15     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}
27 µm    Minimum value
30 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
35 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• mantle thickness {at ectomycorrhizal tip}
15 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
20 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernable
• unlayered mantle organization
  pseudoparenchymatous
• unlayered mantle hyphae tangentially length
4 µm    Minimum value
5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
10 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
12 µm    Maximum value
• unlayered mantle hyphae radially diameter
3 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
5 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
7 µm    Maximum value

Anatomy of the tannin cells in longitudinal section
• presence
  absent

Anatomy of the cortical cells in longitudinal section
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells shape
  tangentially-oval to -elliptic or -cylindrical, and oriented obliquely
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells tangentially length
27 µm    Minimum value
30 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
50 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
70 µm    Maximum value
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells radially diameter
8 µm    Minimum value
10 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
25 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
30 µm    Maximum value
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells mean tangential length CCt (ECt)
  unknown
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells mean shape-ratio CCq (ECq)
  unknown

Anatomy of the Hartig net in longitudinal section
• presence
  present
• kind
  unknown
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal cells around cortical (epidermal) cells shape
  roundish
or    cylindrical
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal cells around cortical cells (epidermal) thickness
1.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal rows around cortical (epidermal) cells number
  one
• structure {in plan view}
  of palmetti type
or    infrequently lobed
• lobes width
  unknown
• lobes septa presence
  unknown
Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
• intrahyphal hyphae presence
  unknown
• intrahyphal hyphae clamps presence
  absent
• septal pores configuration
  unknown
• backwards-oriented ramifications presence
  unknown
• backwards-oriented clamps presence
  not applicable
• anastomoses type
  unknown
• anastomoses surface habit
  unknown
• anastomoses cell wall thickness {relative to remaining cell walls}
  unknown
• anastomoses anastomosal bridge thickness {relative to hyphae}
  unknown
• anastomoses location
  unknown
Anatomy of cystidia


Anatomy of emanating hyphae
• shape
  wavy
or    tortuous
• cell pigment location-colour
  absent
• cell contents presence-kind
  absent
• drops of exuded pigment presence
  absent

Anatomy of the ramification of emanating hyphae
• presence
  absent

Anatomy of the septa of emanating hyphae
• clamps presence
  absent


Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape
  even
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape {at distal end}
  unknown
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter
2 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell length
10 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
40 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
60 µm    Maximum value
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit
  smooth
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall thickness
0.1 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.4 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall layers number
  unknown
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall thickness at tip {relative to remaining cell wall}
  unknown
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall {apart from tip} evenness
  even in thickness


Anatomy of rhizomorphs

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Anatomy of chlamydospores
• presence
  absent
Anatomy of haustoria
• {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence
  absent
• {in foreign ectomycorrhizae} presence
  unknown
• {in foreign ectomycorrhizae} abundance
  unknown
• {in foreign ectomycorrhizae} formed in fungal genus
  unknown
• {of foreign origin} presence
  absent

Autofluorescence

• whole mycorrhizae UV 254 nm colour-presence
  absent
• whole mycorrhizae UV 366 nm colour-presence
  absent
• mantle in section UV-filter 340-380 nm presence
  present [inner mantle layer bluish, outer mantle layer greenish, emanating hyphae almost no reaction]
• mantle in section blue-filter, 450-490 nm presence
  present [inner mantle layer bluish, outer mantle layer yellowish, outermost layers more orange]
• mantle in section green-filter, 530-560 nm presence
  present [red]

Chemical reactions

• reaction with acetic acid presence
  unknown
• reaction with acid fuchsin presence
  unknown
• reaction with AgNO3 presence
  unknown
• reaction with anilin presence
  unknown
• reaction with brillant-cresyl-blue presence
  unknown
• reaction with cotton-blue-lactic-acid presence
  present [cell walls slightly yellowish, otherwise no reaction]
• reaction with ethanol 70% presence
  unknown
• reaction with FEA presence
  unknown
• reaction with FeSO4 presence
  present [yellowish, becoming slightly greenish]
• reaction with formol 40% presence
  unknown
• reaction with guaiac presence
  absent
• reaction with HCl presence
  unknown
• reaction with KJ presence
  unknown
• reaction with KOH 10% presence
  absent
• reaction with lactic acid presence
  absent
• reaction with Melzer's reagent presence
  absent
• reaction with methylene blue presence
  unknown
• reaction with phenole presence
  unknown
• reaction with phenole-aniline presence
  unknown
• reaction with ruthenium-red presence
  unknown
• reaction with sudan III presence
  unknown
• reaction with sudan IV presence
  unknown
• reaction with sulpho-vanillin presence
  present [reddish at first, heap-cells (especially cell walls) greyish-brown, cells of both mantle layers with dark staining contents]
• reaction with sulphuric acid presence
  unknown
• reaction with toluidin blue presence
  unknown
• reaction with trypan blue presence
  unknown
• reaction with water presence
  unknown

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe
• knowledge about association with foreign fruitbodies presence
  unknown ['9001' added to avoid duplicates!]#OCCURS TWICE IN SAME CHARACTER: PLEASE CORRECT DEFINITION!#

Tree

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

Fungus

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

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