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The Body of a Fungus Fungi exist mainly in the form of slender filaments, barelyvisible to the naked eye, which are called hyphae (singular, hypha). These hyphae are typically made up of long chainsof cells joined end-to-end divided by cross-walls called septa (singular, septum).. Fungi have cell walls made of chitin. The cellwalls of fungi are built of polysaccharides (chains ofsugars) and chitin, the same tough material a crabshell is made of. The cell walls of plants are made ofcellulose, also a strong building material. 5.
At one time or another, we have all come across food that has become contaminated in some forgotten corner of our refrigerator and observed the filamentous growth of fungi. The filamentous growth is called mycelium (pl.=mycelia) and represents the body of the fungus.A fragment of mycelium is referred to as a hypha (pl.=hyphae). A less familiar fungus body, is the yeast. The yeast fungus is unicellular.Whether the fungus body is composed of mycelium or yeast, both will function in feeding and reproduction.Let us first discuss the more familiar filamentous appearance of the mycelium. less familiar fungus body, is the yeast. The yeast fungus is unicellular. Whether the fungus body is composed of mycelium or yeast, both will function in feeding and reproduction. Let us first discuss the more familiar filamentous appearance of the mycelium.