hypha
One illustrated example of hypha.
septate fungal hypha (sopphyfe / fungal hypha)
All languages
- English
- hypha
- Norwegian
- sopphyfe
- Japanese
- 菌糸 — きんし — kinshi
- Korean
- 균사 — gyunsa
- Spanish
- hifa
- French
- hyphe
- German
- Hyphe
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Store norske leksikon — fungal hyphae are cellular threads that grow at the tip; septate hyphae have cross-walls with pores permitting cytoplasmic continuity
- Cell Biology of Hyphal Growth — filamentous fungi grow by apical tip growth and septate hyphae remain connected through central pores
- OpenStax Microbiology — fungal hyphae are filaments and may be divided into cells by septa