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Hyphal ultrastructure in fruit-body primordia of the basidiomycetesSchizophyllum commune andCoprinus cinereus

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Light and electron microscopic investigations of fruit-body primordia of the basidiomycetesSchizophyllum commune andCoprinus cinereus showed that hyphal fusions are common in specific areas of the fruit-body primordia of both species. In these areas conspicuous amounts of a mucilaginous substance occur between the closely packed hyphae. A possible function of this mucilage is to aid the adhesion of hyphae prior to fusion. In the fruit-body primordium ofCoprinus cinereus the dolipore/parenthesome septum is surrounded by an additional hemispherical membranous cap (outer cap). Such a cap was never found inSchizophyllum commune fruit-body primordia.

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van der Valk, P., Marchant, R. Hyphal ultrastructure in fruit-body primordia of the basidiomycetesSchizophyllum commune andCoprinus cinereus . Protoplasma 95, 57–72 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01279695

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