Hypha

Hyphae of Penicillium
Fungal hyphae cells: (1) Hyphal wall. (2) Septum. (3) Mitochondrion. (4) Vacuole. (5) Ergosterol crystal. (6) Ribosome. (7) Nucleus. (8) Endoplasmic reticulum. (9) Lipid body. (10) Plasma membrane. (11) Spitzenkörper. (12) Golgi apparatus
Hyphae growing on tomato sauce (the pale oblong objects to the side are rice grains)
Aspergillus niger
Conidia on conidiophores

A hypha (from Ancient Greek ὑφή (Template:Grc-transl) 'web'; pl. hyphae) is a long, branching, part of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main areas of vegetative growth. A group of them is called a mycelium.

References

  1. ↑ Madigan M; Martinko J, eds. (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.