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Hypha vs Rhizomorph - What's the difference?

hypha | rhizomorph |

As nouns the difference between hypha and rhizomorph

is that hypha is any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus while rhizomorph is a rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi.

hypha

English

Noun

(wikipedia hypha) (hyphae)
  • (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

    • rhizomorph

    English

    Noun

    (Mycelial cord) (en noun)
  • A rootlike structure, consisting of a dense mass of hyphae, in many fungi

    • Synonyms

    * mycelial cord

    Related terms

    * rhizomorphic * rhizomorphous