SOMATIC MITOSIS IN A BASIDIOMYCETE

Abstract
The nuclei in stained preparations of the mycelium of an unidentified basidiomycete were shown to divide by mitosis. Typical stages of division with the exception of early prophase were clearly distinguished and the haploid chromosome number was shown to be 4. The view that the fungus is a basidiomycete was confirmed by the demonstration of conjugate nuclei and clamp connections.