Hypha
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A hypha is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Hyphae of Penicillium
Hyphae growing on tomato sauce (the pale oblong objects to the side are rice grains)
Aspergillus niger
Mycorrhizal network
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A mycorrhizal network is an underground network found in forests and other plant communities, created by the hyphae of mycorrhizal fungi joining with plant roots. This network connects individual plan
Hypha
…Hartig net – Network of inward-growing hyphae Mycorrhizal network – Underground fungal networks that connect individual plants together Close-up light micrograph of coenocytic hyphae…
White threads of fungal mycelium are sometimes visible underneath leaf litter in a forest floor.
Monotropa plant unable to photosynthesis, collects food from monotropoid mycorrhiza. see also Myco-heterotrophy
Mature Douglas fir