| nonseptate mycelium | One in which there are no septa, or "cross-walls," in the hyphae; inasmuch as the latter are not divided into numerous individual cells, the multinucleated protoplasm may flow throughout the tubelike structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| racquet hypha | A vegetative hypha with distal ends of successive cells inflated, resembling a string of elongated snowshoes or tennis racquets; seen in many mycelial fungi, e.g., many dermatophyte species in culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypha | <microbiology> Filament of fungal tissue that may or may not be separated into a file of cells by cross walls (septa). It is the main growth form of filamentous fungi and is characterised by growth at the tip followed by lateral branching. (11 Jan 1998) |