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Mycelium vs Thallus - What's the difference?

mycelium | thallus |

As nouns the difference between mycelium and thallus

is that mycelium is the vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground while thallus is an undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.

mycelium

English

Noun

(mycelia)
  • The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

    • thallus

    English

    Noun

    (thalli)
  • (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
  • (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

    • Related terms

    * thalliform * thalline * thallodal * thalloid * Thallobionta * Thallophyta * thallophyte * thallose