A hypha (from Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ) 'web'; pl.: hyphae) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively … See more

Hyphae may be modified in many different ways to serve specific functions. Some parasitic fungi form haustoria that function in absorption within the host cells. The arbuscules See more

Classification based on cell division
• Septate (with septa)
• Aseptate (non-septate) or coenocytic (without septa)
• Pseudohyphae are distinguished from true hyphae by their method of growth, relative frailty and … See more

• Close-up light micrograph of coenocytic hyphae
• MicrobiologyBytes: Introduction to Mycology
• Hyphal growth and branching movies by P.C. Hickey and N. Read, University of Edinburgh See more

Hyphae grow at their tips. During tip growth, cell walls are extended by the external assembly and polymerization of cell wall components, … See more

The direction of hyphal growth can be controlled by environmental stimuli, such as the application of an electric field. Hyphae can also sense reproductive units from some distance, and grow towards them. Hyphae can weave through a permeable surface … See more

• Ascocarp – Fruiting body of an ascomycete fungus.
• Hartig net – Network of inward-growing hyphae
• Mycorrhizal network – Underground fungal networks that connect individual plants together See more