Abstract
Light and electron microscope observations were made on the hyphal anastomosis, basidia and basidiospores ofTomentella bombycina andT. fuscoferruginosa. Three different types of anastomosis were observed and the presence of nuclei at the anastomosis area was seen in most cases. The probasidial cell appeared tetranucleate and nuclear migration to the sterigmata took place when basidiospore genesis was initiated. The basidiospores showed from 1 to 4 nuclei, but the nuclear identification on the electron microscope was difficult in mature basidiospores.T. fuscoferruginosa basidiospore cell wall appeared to be formed by one single layer, while theT. bombycina basidiospore wall showed three well-delimited layers with different electron density.
Zusammenfassung
Licht- und elektronmikroskopische Beobachtungen sind an der Hyphalanastomose, Basidia und Basidiosporen vonTomentella bombycina undT. fuscoferruginosa gemacht worden. Drei verschiedene Typen von Anastomose sind festgestellt worden und die Gegenwart der Kerne war in der Fläche der Anastomose in den meisten Fällen sichtbar. Die probasidiale Zelle erschien vierkernig und eine Kernwanderung zu den Sterigmata fand statt, wenn Basidiosporengenese eingeleitet war. Die Basidiosporen zeigten 1 bis 4 Sporen, aber die Identifikation der Kerne war durch Elektronmikroskopie in reifen Basidiosporen schwierig.T. fuscoferruginosa formed die Zellwand der Basidiospore durch eine einzige Schicht, während die Zellwand der Basidiospore vonT. bombycina drei gut begrenzte Schichten mit verschiedenen Elektrondichtigkeit zeigte.
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Calonge, F.D. Electron microscope studies on Tomentella II. Hyphal anastomosis and reproductive organs. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 41, 363–371 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051118
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