| • references | |
| Pritsch K, Becerra A, Pölme S, Tedersoo L, Schloter M, Agerer R (2010) Description and identification of Alnus acuminata ectomycorrhizae from Argentinean alder stands. Mycologia 102(6): 1263-1273 [In Pritsch et al. (2010) as Tomentella cf. ellisii] | |
| • length | |
| 0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 46 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • ramification presence-type | |
| monopodial-pinnate [irregularly] | |
| • ramification orders | |
| 0 | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 2 | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • abundance | |
| abundant, dense | |
| • 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 | |
| • shape | |
| straight | |
| or | bent |
| or | sinuous |
| • shape {of distal end} | |
| tapering | |
| • length | |
| 0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 14 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • diameter | |
| 0.2 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) |
| • colour | |
| brownish | |
| • older parts colour | |
| brownish [light brown to greyish] | |
| or | greyish |
| • 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 | |
| shiny | |
| • mantle surface {in detail} kind | |
| loosely stringy | |
| • emanating hyphae presence | |
| present | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • emanating elements presence-type | |
| emanating hyphae | |
| • crystals presence | |
| absent | |
| • blue granules presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy entire mycorrhiza laticiferous solitary (gloeoplerous) cells presence | |
| absent | |
| • completeness | |
| complete | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • mantle type | |
| hyphae rather irregularly arranged and no special pattern discernible (type B) | |
| • hyphal net cells shape | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphal net cells diameter | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphal net cells length | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphal net cell walls habit | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphal net cell walls thickness | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphal net clamps presence | |
| not applicable | |
| • clavate end cell cover presence | |
| absent | |
| • hyphal system kind | |
| undifferentiated | |
| • septa thickness {relative to cell walls} | |
| thicker than walls | |
| • septa clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • cell shape | |
| cylindric, not constricted at septa | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| membranaceously yellowish | |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| absent | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 4 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) |
| • 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 surface habit | |
| smooth | |
| • drops of exuded pigment presence | |
| absent | |
| • roundish plasmatically yellow cells presence | |
| absent | |
| • pigment granula on surface presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • hyphae arrangement | |
| plectenchymatous, with broad streaks of parallel hyphae | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| membranaceously yellowish | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 4 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) |
| • 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 surface habit | |
| smooth | |
| • organisation | |
| pseudoparenchymatous | |
| • cell shape | |
| variable [inflated] | |
| • hyphae vessel-like presence | |
| absent | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| membranaceously yellowish | |
| • 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) |
| • cell length | |
| 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) |
| • mantle thickness {apart from tip} | |
| 70 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) |
| • mantle different layers presence | |
| discernable | |
| • outer mantle layer organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • outer mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 4 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 45 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 6 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • middle mantle layer presence | |
| present | |
| • middle mantle layer organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • middle mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 4 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 45 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • middle mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 6 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • inner mantle layer organisation | |
| pseudoparenchymatous | |
| • inner mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 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) |
| • inner mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 2.5 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) |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells shape | |
| rectangular | |
| or | tangentially-oval to -elliptic or -cylindrical, and oriented in parallel to root axis |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells tangentially length | |
| 24 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 38 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells radially diameter | |
| 12 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • kind | |
| periepidermal | |
| or | paraepidermal |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal rows around cortical (epidermal) cells number | |
| one | |
| • structure {in plan view} | |
| of palmetti type | |
| • lobes width | |
| 1.5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 6 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • septal pores configuration | |
| globular thickenings | |
| • backwards-oriented ramifications presence | |
| present | |
| • backwards-oriented clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • anastomoses type | |
| open, with a short bridge or bridge almost lacking | |
| • anastomoses cell wall thickness {relative to remaining cell walls} | |
| as thick as | |
| • anastomoses anastomosal bridge thickness {relative to hyphae} | |
| thinner | |
| • shape | |
| straight | |
| or | wavy |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| absent | |
| • drops of exuded pigment presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • kind | |
| Y-shaped | |
| • distance {from septum} | |
| in considerable distance from the septum | |
| • side-branches at septum number | |
| one side-branch at septum | |
| • clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • clamps surface kind | |
| smooth | |
| • clamps outline {in lateral view} | |
| less than a semicircle | |
| • clamps width {relative to hypha in lateral view} | |
| thinner than | |
| • clamps hole presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • abundance | |
| abundant | |
| • distribution | |
| evenly distributed | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape | |
| even | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape {at distal end} | |
| tortuous, screw-like | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter | |
| 3 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 emanating elements emanating hyphae cell length | |
| 8 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 52 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • 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) |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence | |
| absent | |
| • {of foreign origin} presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with cotton-blue-lactic-acid presence | |
| present [emanating hyhae slightly blue] | |
| • reaction with ethanol 70% presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with KOH 10% presence | |
| present [whole mycorrhiza bleaching] | |
| • reaction with lactic acid presence | |
| present [whole mycorrhiza bleaching] | |
| • reaction with Melzer's reagent presence | |
| amyloid | |
| • amyloidity or dextrinoidity location | |
| septa, globular thickenings of septa | |
| • reaction with NH4OH | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with sulpho-vanillin presence | |
| present [whole mycorrhiza bleaching; Hartig net pink] | |
| • geographic occurrence continent | |
| South America | |
| • plant family | |
| Betulaceae | |
| • plant genus | |
| Alnus | |
| • family | |
| Thelephoraceae ss. Stalpers. excl. Tylospora | |