The Body Of Fungus

The body of a fungus, called my-celium, consist of long, slender, branched tubular thread filaments called the hyphae ( Singular Hypha) Hyphae spread extensively over the surface of substratum. Chitin in their wall is more resistant to decay than are cellulose and lignin which make up plant cell wall. Hyphae may be septet or non-septet. Septet hyphae are divided by cross-walls called septa (Singular Septum) into individual cells containing one or more nuclei. Non-septet hyphae lack septa and are not divided into individual cless, instead these are in the form of an elongated multi-nucleated large cell. Such hyphae are called coenocytic hyphae, in which cytoplasm moves effectively, distributing the materials throughout.