"Piceirhiza licheniformis" + Picea

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Literature

references
  Haug I, Pritsch K (1992) Ectomycorrhizal types of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in the Black Forest. A microscopical atlas. Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe.

Morphology

Morphology of the mycorrhizal system
length
10 mm    Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known)
20 mm    Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known)
ramification presence-type
  monopodial-pinnate
or    braid-like
Morphology of the unramified ends
shape
  tortuous
colour
  yellow
or    violet, dark reddish blue
or    green
or    white
older parts colour
  red
or    violet, dark reddish blue
or    white
mantle laticifers visibility
  absent
mantle surface {in general} habit
  covered with soil particles
or    not smooth
emanating hyphae presence
  present
emanating hyphae abundance
  abundant
Morphology of rhizomorphs
diameter
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)
cross-section shape
  round or roundish
or    flat
colour
  green
or    grey
Morphology of sclerotia
presence
  absent

Anatomy

Anatomical features of the entire mycorrhiza
emanating elements presence-type
  rhizomorphs
Anatomy of laticifers
presence
  absent
Anatomical features of the mantle
Anatomy of the outer mantle layer apart from the ectormycorrhizal tip
organisation
  plectenchymatous
cell wall surface habit
  smooth
Anatomy of the inner mantle layer
organisation
  plectenchymatous
septa clamps presence
  present
cell diameter
1.5 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)
Anatomy of the mantle in longitudinal section
mantle thickness {apart from tip}
15 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)



Anatomy of the mantle in cross-section



Anatomy of the emanating elements in general
Anatomy of cystidia


Anatomy of emanating hyphae






Anatomy of rhizomorphs
type
  differentiated; thick hyphae forming a core, septa complete or sometimes enlarged
(type E)

Anatomy of hyphae in rhizomorphs
Ultrastructure
septal pores type
  as dolipores with perforated parenthesome
mantle matrix presence-kind
  absent

Ecology

geographic occurrence continent
  Europe

Tree

plant family
  Pinaceae
plant genus
  Picea
plant habitat kind
  forests, woods

Remarks

public notes
  Mycorrhizal ends in the field yellowish green, under the stereomicroscope in water white.

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