• references | |
Pritsch K (1996) Untersuchungen zur Diversität und Ökologie von Mykorrhizen der Schwarzerle (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.). Diss Univ Tübingen. Pritsch K, Munch JC, Buscot F (1997) Morphological and anatomical characterization of black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. ectomycorrhizas. Mycorrhiza 7: 201-216. |
• length | |
0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
18 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• ramification presence-type | |
absent | |
or | monopodial-pinnate |
• ramification orders | |
0 | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
1 | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• main axis diameter | |
0.4 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
1.2 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 |
• shape | |
sinuous | |
• shape {of distal end} | |
not inflated, cylindric | |
• length | |
0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
7 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• diameter | |
0.4 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
1 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• colour | |
yellow | |
or | white |
• older parts colour | |
brown | |
or | red |
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility | |
present | |
• mantle laticifers visibility | |
absent | |
• mantle dots presence-colour | |
concolorous to mantle | |
• mantle carbonizing presence | |
absent | |
• mantle surface {in general} habit | |
smooth | |
or | covered with soil particles |
or | not smooth |
• mantle surface {in detail} kind | |
densely grainy or warty | |
or | loosely woolly |
• emanating hyphae presence | |
present | |
• emanating hyphae abundance | |
infrequent | |
• emanating hyphae distribution | |
not specifically distributed |
• presence | |
absent |
• emanating elements presence-type | |
cystidia | |
• emanating elements cystidia location | |
on outer mantle layer |
• presence | |
absent |
• organisation | |
pseudoparenchymatous | |
• organisation {if pseudoparenchymatous} cell shape | |
angular | |
• mantle type | |
angular cells and mounds of flattened cells (type O) | |
• cell pigment location-colour | |
membranaceously yellowish | |
• cell contents presence-kind | |
absent | |
• cell diameter | |
3 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) |
• cell length | |
8 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
48 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• cell wall thickness | |
0.2 µm | Mean (= average) |
2 µm | Maximum value |
• cell wall surface habit | |
smooth |
• organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• hyphae arrangement | |
without pattern | |
• 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) |
5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
9 µm | Maximum value |
• cell length | |
5 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) |
• anatomy mantle outer mantle layer {of ectomycorrhizal tip} organisation | |
plectenchymatous |
• mantle thickness {apart from tip} | |
20 µm | Minimum value |
40 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
70 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• mantle thickness {at ectomycorrhizal tip} | |
20 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) |
• mantle different layers presence | |
discernable | |
• outer mantle layer organisation | |
pseudoparenchymatous | |
• outer mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
4 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) |
• outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
6 µm | Minimum value |
10 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) |
35 µm | Maximum value |
• inner mantle layer organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• inner mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
9 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• presence | |
absent |
• presence | |
present | |
• kind | |
paraepidermal | |
• structure {in plan view} | |
of palmetti type | |
or | infrequently lobed |
• lobes width | |
1 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) |
• mantle different layers presence | |
discernible | |
• outer mantle layer organisation | |
pseudoparenchymatous | |
• outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
3 µm | Minimum value |
12 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) |
30 µm | Maximum value |
• middle mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
4 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) |
• inner mantle layer organisation | |
plectenchymatous | |
• inner mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
9 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
• presence | |
absent |
• type | |
thin-walled, slightly tapering, often rather similar to ends of normal hyphae, but mostly originating from a pseudoparenchyma (type O) | |
• septa presence | |
absent | |
• septa kind | |
absent, with basal clamp only | |
• surface habit | |
smooth | |
• contents presence | |
absent | |
• contents type | |
absent |
• shape | |
tortuous | |
• cell pigment location-colour | |
absent | |
or | membranaceously yellowish |
• clamps presence | |
present |
• presence | |
present | |
• abundance | |
infrequent | |
• distribution | |
not specified |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter | |
2 µm | Minimum value |
4 µm | Mean (= average) |
7 µm | Maximum value |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit | |
smooth | |
or | with soil particles |
• anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall thickness | |
0.2 µm | Mean (= average) |
• type | |
lacking, only emanating hyphae present (type G) |
• presence | |
absent |
• {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence | |
absent |
• reaction with sulpho-vanillin presence | |
absent |
• soil pH | |
subacid reaction | |
• geographic occurrence continent | |
Europe |
• plant family | |
Betulaceae | |
• plant genus | |
Alnus | |
• plant habitat kind | |
forests, woods |
• public notes | |
Mycorrhizal systems irregularly monopdial-pinnate; mycorrhizal ends with few soil particles, short hairy, cream-white, older parts dull light-brown or light brownish rosy due to root colour; emanating hyphae with thick, yellow appositions. |