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Hyphae

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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.

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