hypha

Noun

Meaning

any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus

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A promycelium is formed that consists of a short hypha (equated to a basidium). Source: Internet

A very fine hypha, called trichogyne emerges from one gametangium, the ascogonium, and merges with a gametangium (the antheridium) of the other fungal isolate. Source: Internet

One daughter nucleus migrates close to the hook, while the other daughter nucleus locates to the basal part of the hypha. Source: Internet

Hyphae can branch through the bifurcation of a growing tip, or by the emergence of a new tip from an established hypha. Source: Internet

As a hypha extends, septa may be formed behind the growing tip to partition each hypha into individual cells. Source: Internet

The septa commonly have a small opening in the center, which functions as a cytoplasmic connection between adjacent cells, also sometimes allowing cell-to-cell movement of nuclei within a hypha. Source: Internet

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