Laccaria amethystina (Bolt.: Hooper) Murr. + Quercus

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Literature

• references
  Palfner G (1994) Charakterisierung und Identifizierung einiger Ektomykorrhizen an Eiche (Quercus robur L.) in Slowenien. Dipl Thesis Univ München.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
• ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pyramidal
• rhizomorphs as stout, short, conical structures presence-abundance
  absent
• rhizomorphs as short mycorrhiza-like outgrowths with blunt tips presence
  absent
• rhizomorphs presence
  present
• rhizomorphs frequency
  infrequent
or    abundant
• exploration type
  medium distance smooth
Morphology of the unramified ends
• colour
  violet, dark reddish blue
or    white
• very tip colour
  violet, dark reddish blue
• older parts colour
  brown
or    grey
• mantle {distinct} surface visibility
  present
• mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
• mantle dots presence-colour
  absent
• mantle carbonizing presence
  absent
• mantle surface {in general} habit
  not smooth
• mantle surface {in detail} kind
  loosely cottony
• emanating hyphae presence
  present
• emanating hyphae abundance
  abundant
Morphology of rhizomorphs
• colour
  whitish
Morphology of sclerotia
• presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
Anatomy of laticifers
• presence
  absent
Anatomical features of the mantle
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
• mantle type
  hyphae rather irregularly arranged and no special pattern discernible (type B)
• hyphal system kind
  undifferentiated
Anatomy of the middle mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
• organisation
  plectenchymatous
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernable
• outer mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous
• middle mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous

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
  radially-oval to -elliptic, oriented obliquely

Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section
• mantle different layers presence
  not discernible
• outer mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous
• middle mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous
• inner mantle layer organisation
  plectenchymatous
or    pseudoparenchymatous



Anatomy of the Hartig net in cross-section
• anatomy mantle cross-section hyphal rows around cortical (epidermal) cells number
  one
Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia


Anatomy of emanating hyphae






Anatomy of rhizomorphs

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Anatomy of chlamydospores
• presence
  absent

Ecology

• geographic occurrence continent
  Europe
• knowledge about association with foreign fruitbodies presence
  unknown

Tree

• plant family
  Fagaceae
• plant genus
  Quercus
• plant habitat kind
  forests, woods

Fungus

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

Remarks

• public notes
  Mycorrhizal systems irregularly monopodial-pyramidal; unramified ends whitish with distinctly violet very tips, older parts grey to light-brown; rhizomorphs colourless-hyline; in longitudinal section Hartig net 1 cortical cell layer deep, in cross-section 2-3.

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