Diagram: Hyphae feed, grow and branch to form a colony.

Soil and logs contain lots of fungal hyphae. Hyphae feed, grow and branch to form a colony and may later form a mushroom. Hyphae can also be grown on agar in the laboratory. Hyphae need O2 and produce CO2 like animals.

Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Published:15 November 2018Size: 1.02 MB