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hypha
[ hahy-fuh ]
noun
- (in a fungus) one of the threadlike elements of the mycelium.
hypha
/ ˈ³ó²¹Éª´ÚÉ™ /
noun
- any of the filaments that constitute the body (mycelium) of a fungus
hypha
/ ³óī′´ÚÉ™ /
, Plural hyphae ³óī′´Úŧ
- One of the long slender tubes that develop from germinated spores and form the structural parts of the body of a fungus. In many species of fungi, hyphae are divided into sections by cross walls called septa . Each section contains at least one haploid nucleus, and the septa usually have perforations that allow cytoplasm to flow through the hypha. A large mass of hyphae is known as a mycelium , which is the growing form of most fungi. From time to time, hyphae develop reproductive structures that are partitioned from the hypha by holeless septa. In many species, these structures are microscopic; in others, they are visible and large. Mushrooms and shelf fungi are visible reproductive structures of fungi.
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó²â±è³ó²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²âp³ó²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypha1
Example Sentences
Tests with other organisms showed that the method can even replicate the root structure of fungi, called hyphae.
Mycelia are made up of thousands of interconnected, microscopic, finger-like cells called hyphae that grow into vast networks.
Following the spore-covered body down into the soil, they found a mummified spider swaddled in fungal filaments called hyphae.
For example, the greenhouse study they criticize also found that the majority of carbon flow was concentrated in fungal hyphae — indicating the fungi played a prominent, if not exclusive, role in connecting related seedlings.
Researchers try to set up barriers between trees so that fungal hyphae and roots can’t connect them, leaving only the soil pathway as a possible means of transmission.
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