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hypha /hy·pha/ (hi´fah) pl. hy´phae   [L.]
1. one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.
2. branching filamentous outgrowths produced by some bacteria, sometimes forming a mycelium.hy´phal
hy·pha (hf)
n. pl. hy·phae (-f)
A long, slender, usually branched filament of fungal mycelium.
hypha
[hī′fə] pl. hyphae
Etymology: Gk, hyphe, web
a threadlike structure in the mycelium in a fungus.
hypha [hi´fah] (pl. hy´phae) (L.)
1. one of the filaments or threads composing the mycelium of a fungus.
2. branching filamentous outgrowths produced by certain bacteria (e.g., Actinomyces, Hyphomicrobium), sometimes forming a mycelium.
hypha
pl. hyphae [L.] one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.
spiral hypha
hyphae which end in a coil; typical of Trichophyton spp.
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