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Hyphal spore germination and asexual spore production in Gloeotulasnella pinicola

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A fresh specimen ofGloeotulasnella pinicola was allowed to discharge basidiospores on agar. Germination of the basidiospores was by production of a germination hypha, and subsequent production of asexual spores took place. These spores were produced on simple sporophores in a manner somewhat reminiscent of the method of spore production inTrichothecium roseum. The cells of the germination mycelium and sporophores were described as monokaryotic, with the assumption that these nuclei were haploid. The possible use of asexual spore type and production as taxonomic tools in the Heterobasidiomycetes is discussed, as well as a conjecture on phylogeny within the group.

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  1. Ronald H. Petersen
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Contribution no. 300 from the Department of Botany, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. The author wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, the technical assistance of MissEmily Shanks.

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Petersen, R.H. Hyphal spore germination and asexual spore production in Gloeotulasnella pinicola. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 35, 145–149 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049578

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