Glomus eburneum

Description:

Glomus eburneum

Figures 1-8 from Błaszkowski, J. and B. Czerniawska, 2008. Glomus eburneum and Scutellospora fulgida, species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) new for Europe. Acta Mycologica 43(1): 57-65.

1. Intact spores. 2. Spore wall layers 1 (swl1) and 2 (swl2) and subtending hypha. 3 and 4. Spore wall layers 1 (swl1) and 2 (swl2). 5. Spore wall layers 1 (swl1) and 2 (swl2), subtending hyphal wall layers 1 (shwl1) and 2 (shwl2), and curved septum. 6. Subtending hypha occluded by curved septum. 7 and 8. Arbuscules, trunk, intraradical hyphae, and coil of mycorrhizae stained in 0.1% trypan blue. Fig. 1, spores in lactic acid. Figs 2,3,4-8, spores crushed in PVLG. Fig. 4, spore crushed in PVLG+Melzer's reagent. Fig. 1, bright field microscopy. Figs 2-8, differential interference contrast.