Morphological and cytochemical characterization of spores and gills of Lepista sordida (Fungi: Basidiomycota)

Braz J Microbiol. 2008 Jul;39(3):599-601. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220080003000035. Epub 2008 Sep 1.

Abstract

Some ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects of Lepista sordida are described. Basidiospores with verruculose and irregular ornamentations were observed through scanning electron microscopy. Confocal microscopy indicated that most of them exhibited a single large lipid body, no acidic vesicles and nucleus localized in the cell periphery.

Keywords: Lepista sordida; basidiospores; confocal microscopy; electron microscopy; lipid body.