| • references | |
| Agerer R (1995) Anatomical characteristics of identified ectomycorrhizas: an attempt towards a natural classification. In Varma AK, Hock B (eds.) Structure, function, molecular biology and biotechnology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 685-734. Ingleby K, Mason PA, Last FT, Fleming LV (1990) Identification of ectomycorrhizas. ITE Research Publication no. 5. HMSO, London. |
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| • length | |
| 0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 5 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • ramification presence-type | |
| monopodial-pinnate | |
| • 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 |
| • shape {of distal end} | |
| not inflated, cylindric | |
| or | tapering |
| • length | |
| 0 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 | |
| white | |
| • older parts colour | |
| brown | |
| • mantle cortical cells visibility | |
| not visible | |
| • mantle {distinct} surface visibility | |
| present | |
| • mantle transparency | |
| not transparent | |
| • mantle laticifers visibility | |
| absent | |
| • mantle dots presence-colour | |
| absent | |
| • mantle carbonizing presence | |
| absent | |
| • mantle surface {in general} habit | |
| shiny | |
| or | smooth |
| • emanating hyphae presence | |
| present | |
| • emanating hyphae abundance | |
| infrequent | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • mantle type | |
| hyphae arranged net-like, repeatedly and squarrosely branched (type E) | |
| • hyphal system kind | |
| forked | |
| • hyphae hyphal junctions angle {between} | |
| ca. 120° | |
| • septa thickness {relative to cell walls} | |
| thicker than walls | |
| • septa clamps presence | |
| absent | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 1.5 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 surface habit | |
| smooth | |
| • hyphae arrangement | |
| plectenchymatous, without pattern | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • hyphae arrangement | |
| without pattern | |
| • septa clamps presence | |
| absent | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 0 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) |
| • cell length | |
| 0 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) |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| with oily droplets, which do not stain in sulpho-vanillin | |
| • mantle thickness {apart from tip} | |
| 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) |
| • shape | |
| not striking | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • kind | |
| approximately 90° | |
| • distance {from septum} | |
| one or two hyphal diam. below the septum | |
| or | in considerable distance from the septum |
| • clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • clamps hole presence | |
| present | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • abundance | |
| abundant | |
| • distribution | |
| partially crowded | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell shape {at distal end} | |
| simple | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell diameter | |
| 1.5 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) |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae cell wall surface habit | |
| smooth | |
| • type | |
| lacking, only emanating hyphae present (type G) |
|
| • reaction with cotton-blue-lactic-acid presence | |
| present | |
| • reaction with toluidin blue presence | |
| present | |
| • geographic occurrence continent | |
| Europe | |
| • plant family | |
| Betulaceae | |
| • plant genus | |
| Betula | |
| • plant habitat kind | |
| nursery | |
| or | forests, woods |
| • family | |
| Cortinariaceae | |
| • fruitbodies growth habit | |
| epigeous | |
| or | pileate-lamellate |
| • public notes | |
| Mycorrhizae with a short branching habit, white when young, slowly browning with age; mantle in cotton-blue and in toluidine blue with distinctly blue hyphal septa. | |