mycelia
Noun
The word is derived from mycelium
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Conidiophores may simply branch off from the mycelia or they may be formed in fruiting bodies.
It has been suggested the electrical stimulus of a lightning bolt striking mycelia in logs accelerates the production of mushrooms. citation Nutrition infobox Mushrooms are a low-calorie food eaten cooked, raw or as a garnish to a meal.
The basidiospores are ballistically discharged and start new haploid mycelia called monokaryons.
Most of the fungus is underground and in decaying wood or dying tree roots in the form of white mycelia combined with black shoelace-like rhizomorphs that bridge colonized separated woody substrates.
Mycorrhizal mycelia are much smaller in diameter than the smallest root, and thus can explore a greater volume of soil, providing a larger surface area for absorption.
The term "mycelia", though, like "fungi", is often used as the preferred plural form.