- hyphae (the plural from hypha) is a long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus and also found in Actinobacteria.
- hyphae are collectively together called a mycelium
- A hypha consists of one or more cells surrounded by a tubular cell wall
- In most fungi, hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls called “septate hyphae” for example “Aspergillus”, while some other fungi have non-septate hyphae, meaning their hyphae are not partitioned by septa and this type is called “Coenocytic hyphae“
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Forms of hyphae – Septate and Coenocytic Hyphae
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Penicillium is a septate fungus – the individual cells are separated by cross walls called septa
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Non-Septate Hyphae (Coenocytic hyphae)
- The third form of hyphae called “Pseudo hyphae“, They are the result of incomplete budding where the cells remain attached after division, and Yeast can form pseudohyphae.
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Pseudohyphae from Candida Albicans
