Mycology Vocabulary

A hypha that rises above the surface on which a fungal mycelium is growing; also known as a reproductive hypha because spores are produced on it.

Hypha that possesses few or no cross walls (septa); if present, septa are irregularly produced; the cytoplasm within an aseptate hypha is multinucleated; also known as a coenocytic hypha.

Alternative term for yeast cell.

Alternative term for yeast cell.

A fungus with dark hyphae, resulting in a dark or black mycelium.

A fungus capable of living as both a yeast and a mold.

The ability to exist in two forms.

A large fungus that grows outdoors; e.g., mushroom, toadstool, puffball, bracket fungus.

An infection caused by a hyaline fungus.

A fungus that produces colorless or transparent hyphae.

A long, thin, intertwined, cytoplasmic filament, many of which make up a fungal mycelium.

The study of fungi that cause human diseases.

A mould colony.

A fungal infection.

A disease caused by a mycotoxin.