A type of connection found within a single hyphal strand of a Basidiomycetefungus. Classes Subdivision Teliomycotina Urediniomycetes Subdivision Ustilaginomycotina Ustilaginomycetes Subdivision Hymenomycotina Homobasidiomycetes - mushrooms The Division Basidiomycota is a large taxon within the Kingdom Fungi that includes those species that produce spores in a club_shaped structure called a basidium. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota The Fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. ...
Used in the "nuclear shuffle" similar to that found in croziers during sexual reproduction.
Ensures that two adjacent hyphal cells (divided by septa) each have 2 different nuclei from mating with hyphae of another sexual type.
For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ... Plural: nuclei In chemistry and physics, the nucleus (atomic nucleus) is the collection of protons and neutrons in the center of an atom that carries the bulk of the atoms mass and positive charge. ... A hypha (plural hyphae) is a long, branching filament that, with other hyphae, forms the feeding thallus of a fungus called the mycelium. ...
References
C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et. al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
We found one recognizable clampconnection as the result of an hour's search, which in itself may not mean much, but it does establish their presence.
The difficulty in viewing clampconnections comes with the fact that you must be able to see single strings of cells clearly in order to see how the cells are connected.
Clamps, when present, are sometimes limited to certain areas (for example, the bases of some basidia are clamped) and you will need to rely on each identification key to figure out whether you should search for clampconnections in a particular place, or anywhere within the mushroom's tissues.
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