hypha
Threadlike filament that forms much of the body of many fungi.
septate fungal hypha (sopphyfe / fungal hypha)
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- 菌糸 — きんし — kinshi
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- 균사 — gyunsa
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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