Pinirhiza heilihensis + Pinus

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Literature

• references
  Wei J, Agerer R (2010) Three ectomycorrhizae of Thelephoraceae on Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis) and a key to thelephoroid ectomycorrhizae. Nova Hedwigia 91(1-2): 165-186

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• length
4 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
5.5 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• ramification presence-type
  dichotomous [irregularly]
• ramification orders
0     Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
4     Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
5     Maximum value
• main axis diameter
0.3 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.4 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• rhizomorphs as stout, short, conical structures presence-abundance
  absent
• rhizomorphs as short mycorrhiza-like outgrowths with blunt tips presence
  absent
• rhizomorphs presence
  absent
• exploration type
  short distance
Morphology of the unramified ends
• mantle hydrophobicity presence
  absent
• shape
  straight
• shape {of distal end}
  not inflated, cylindric
• length
0.35 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
1.3 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• diameter
0.3 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.35 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• colour
  brown
• older parts colour
  dark brown
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• 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
  smooth
or    not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  loosely woolly [at places]
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  abundant
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
• emanating elements presence-type
  emanating hyphae
or    cystidia
• crystals presence
  absent
• blue granules presence
  absent
Anatomy of laticifers
• presence
  absent
• anatomy entire mycorrhiza laticiferous solitary (gloeoplerous) cells presence
  absent
Anatomical features of the mantle
• completeness
  complete
• matrix presence
  present
• matrix location
  mantle surface
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
• organisation
  pseudoparenchymatous
• organisation {if pseudoparenchymatous} cell shape
  angular
• mantle type
  angular cells, bearing mounds of roundish cells (type K)
• mound cells shape
  globose
• mound cells diameter
5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• mound cells length
5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• mound cells cell wall thickness
0.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• clavate end cell cover presence
  absent
• matrix kind
  not gelatinous
• hyphae arrangement
  star-like
• hyphae sticky matrix on hyphal surface presence
  present
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell pigment location-colour
  membranaceously brownish
• cell contents presence-kind
  absent
• cell diameter
6 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
13.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
30 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
40 µm    Maximum value
• cell wall thickness
0.8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
0.8 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.8 µm    Mean (= average)
• cell wall surface habit
  smooth
and    with few soil particles
• drops of exuded pigment presence
  absent
• roundish plasmatically yellow cells presence
  absent
• pigment granula on surface presence
  absent
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• presence
  absent
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• hyphae arrangement
  ring-like [in some parts]
• hyphae vessel-like presence
  absent
• septa clamps presence
  absent
• cell pigment location-colour
  membranaceously yellowish
• cell diameter
3 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
4.5 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
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 of the mantle in longitudinal section



Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
• intrahyphal hyphae presence
  present
• backwards-oriented clamps presence
  present
• anastomoses type
  closed by a clamp, with a long bridge [close to one of the anastomosing hyphae]
Anatomy of cystidia

Anatomy of cystidia (type 1)
• type
  awl-shaped, bristle-like (type A) [with a wide base]
• ramification presence-position
  absent
• septa presence
  absent
• basal clamp walls abruptly thick
  absent
• foot cell presence
  absent
• diameter {proximal}
7 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• diameter {distal}
2 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
2.5 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• length
35 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
100 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• cell wall colour
  yellowish
• cell wall thickness
0.3 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
0.3 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
0.3 µm    Mean (= average)
• surface habit
  smooth
• contents presence
  absent

Anatomy of emanating hyphae
• shape
  straight
or    wavy [sometimes]
• cell pigment location-colour
  membranaceously brownish
• drops of exuded pigment presence
  absent

Anatomy of the ramification of emanating hyphae
• presence
  present
• kind
  approximately 90°
or    Y-shaped

Anatomy of the septa of emanating hyphae
• clamps presence
  present

Anatomy of secondary septa of emanating hyphae
• presence
  present

Anatomy of the cells of emanating hyphae
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter
5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
8 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit
  rough of warts
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall thickness
0.5 µm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
1 µm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)


Anatomy of the warts occouring on emanating hyphae
• presence
  present
Anatomy of rhizomorphs

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Anatomy of chlamydospores
• presence
  absent

Chemical reactions

• reaction with Melzer's reagent presence
  absent

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Asia

Tree

• plant family
  Pinaceae
• plant genus
  Pinus
• plant subgenus-section
  two-needle-pines

Fungus

• family
  Thelephoraceae ss. Stalpers. excl. Tylospora

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