Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex network of filaments, or hyphae, known as the mycelium.

By Mongabay.com Often hidden from view, fungi are critical part of our ecosystems. Some can be eaten as mushrooms; others help trees and forests thrive. But that’s not all: they’re also helping us ...

The fungus then uses proteases to digest nematodes that get stuck in its hyphae. A. oligospora has over 400 genes that encode proteins that control its interactions with other organisms .

Filaments of fungi intertwine with the tips of tree roots to form underground networks that seem to benefit both organisms: the filaments, called hyphae, break down minerals in the soil that trees ...

Networks of mycelium, made up of thin, thread-like strands called hyphae, can be extraordinarily vast—in fact, the largest organism on Earth is a fungus known colloquially as the Humongous Fungus.

Some can cause fungal infections in humans, using open wounds or the lungs as an entry point to the body. And certain species produce mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, which are both poisonous and ...

This is an image of the hyphae and spores of a scarlet cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea). Its fruiting body is shaped like a bowl, with the spore-producing hymenium on the top, or convex side. The ...

Soil fungi have a root-like network of filaments known as hyphae that project into the soil. Depending on the fungus, some of these hyphae have rounded tips, and others have more tapered ones.

In just one cubic centimeter of soil, the hyphae of the fungi can reach a length of up to 100 meters. While many fungi break ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, a Chinese team of scientists highlights the discovery of well-preserved blue-stain fungal hyphae within a Jurassic fossil wood from northeastern ...

Hyphae curl from their mouths, then spread across crumbling, abandoned cities. I hate zombies but adore fungi, and eventually, the latter instinct won out: I started watching with a friend (to ...

As it grows, the fungus not only forms hyphae, but also a so-called extracellular matrix: a network of various fiber-like macromolecules, ...