Ectomycorrhiza Descriptions and Database

Type

Loose-undifferentiated
smooth-undifferentiated
slightly-differentiated
differentiated-random hyphae
differentiated-central core
highly differentiated
Notes on type of myclelial strands

Dimensions of Hyphae (most common type)

Cell Length (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Cell Width (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Cell Wall Thickness (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Colour

Intensity Dark Medium Light Hyaline

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on colour of mycellial strand cells

Shape

StraightCurvedTortuous
Other:
Notes on Shape

Ornamentation Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on Ornamentation Frequency

Ornamentation Type

CrystalineVerrucoseGlobular
Notes on Ornamentation of Cells

Ornamentation Size

SmallMediumLarge
Notes on the Size of the Ornamentation of Cells

Contents

ClearGranularOil-like bodies
Notes on contents

Septa Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on septa frequency

Clamp Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on clamp frequency

Hyphal Junction Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on hyphal junction frequency

Hyphal Junction Angle

0°30°45°60°90°120°
Notes on hyphal junction angle

Enlarged Junction Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on enlarged junction frequency

Anastomoses Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on anastomoses frequency

Anastomoses Type

ContactH-shaped
Notes on anastomoses frequency

Clamped Anastomoses

Are the anastomoses clamped? Yes No

Chemical Reactions of Mycelial Strands

KOH
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Melzer's
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Sulfovanillin
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Toluidine Blue
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on chemical reactions of mycelial strands

General Notes

Notes on the anatomy of Mycelial Strands in Plan View

Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on frequency

Dimensions

Cell Length (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Cell Width (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Cell Wall Thickness (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Colour

Intensity Dark Medium Light Hyaline

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on colour of emanating hyphae cells

Shape

StraightCurvedTortuous
Other:
Notes on Shape

Ornamentation Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on Ornamentation Frequency

Ornamentation Type

CrystalineVerrucoseGlobular
Notes on Ornamentation of Cells

Ornamentation Size

SmallMediumLarge
Notes on the Size of the Ornamentation of Cells

Contents

ClearGranularOil-like bodies
Notes on contents

Septa Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on septa frequency

Clamp Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on clamp frequency

Hyphal Junction Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on hyphal junction frequency

Hyphal Junction Angle

0°30°45°60°90°120°
Notes on hyphal junction angle

Enlarged Junction Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on enlarged junction frequency

Anastomoses Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on anastomoses frequency

Anastomoses Type

ContactH-shaped
Notes on anastomoses frequency

Clamped Anastomoses

Are the anastomoses clamped? Yes No

General Notes

Notes on the anatomy of Emanating Hyphae in Plan View

Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on frequency

Type

Bristle-like, awl-shapedBottle-shaped with straight neckFusiformBristle-like with apical lobesBottle shaped with bent neckGlobularCapitateThin walled, slightly acuminateFlask-shaped with apical knobAcanthocystidiumRamifiedLateral with tapering, capitate branchBottle-shaped with finger-like outgrowthsSickle-shaped, with thick walls
Notes on type of cystidia

Dimensions

Length (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum
Apical Width (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Medial Width (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum
Basal Width (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Wall Thicknes (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Colour

Intensity Dark Medium Light Hyaline

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on colour of cystidia

Ornamentation Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on Ornamentation Frequency

Ornamentation Type

CrystalineVerrucoseGlobular
Notes on Ornamentation of Cystidia

Ornamentation Size

SmallMediumLarge
Notes on the Size of the Ornamentation of Cystidia

Contents

ClearGranularOil-like bodies
Notes on contents

Septa Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on septa frequency

Frequency of Clamped Septa

NoneRareCommon
Notes on clamped septa frequency

Location of Clamps

Basal
Other:
Notes on clamp location

Chemical Reactions of Cystidia

KOH
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Melzer's
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Sulfovanillin
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Toluidine Blue
Presence of Reaction Absent Present Not Tested

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on chemical reactions of cystidia

General Notes

Notes on cystidia

Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on frequency

Dimensions

Diameter: (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Colour

Intensity Dark Medium Light

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on colour of sclerotia

General

Shape:
Texture:
Notes on sclerotia and microsclerotia

Frequency

NoneRareCommon
Notes on frequency

Shape

GloboseSubgloboseBroadly ellipsoidalEllipsoidalOvalFusiformFiliform
AceroseCylindricalReniformAllantoidLunateFalcateOvoidPyriform
ClavateDoliform
Other shape:
Notes

Dimensions

Length: (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Width: (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

Colour

Intensity Dark Medium Light Hyaline

Primary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow

Secondary Colour Black Blue Brown Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red White Yellow
Notes on colour

Surface

SmoothVerrucoseReticulateStriateEchinulate (spiny)WartedTuberculate
Other shape:
Notes on surface

Hyphal Attachment

TerminalIntercalaryDetached
Notes on attachment

Wall Thickness

Wall Thickness: (µm) Mean Minumum Maximum

General Notes

Notes on Chlamydospores

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