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Genesis of taenia on the capillitium of Trichiales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

Roland McHUGH ,
Colin REID  and
Neil RONAN
Roland McHUGH
Affiliation:
Dublin Institute of Technology, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Colin REID
Affiliation:
Electron Microscope Unit, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Neil RONAN
Affiliation:
Electron Microscope Unit, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Abstract

A mechanism is proposed for the creation of taenia on the capillitium of Trichiales. Polymerization of elater wall material forms spiralling fibrils, releasing water which passes by osmosis into the lumen. This extends the bulbous extremities of Trichia decipiens elaters producing the characteristically tapered tips. The edge of the elater shrinks as water is lost, and is moulded by the fibrils into a system of taenia.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 2 , February 2000 , pp. 210 - 212
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© The British Mycological Society 2000

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