For 10 points, name these chitinous structures which interconnect to form a mycelium, small threads that make up the main body of a fungus.
These structures are flattened in order to form appressoria. The growth of these structures is directed by an aggregation of microtubules and endosomal vesicles called the spitzenkorper. Specialized ones with sharp tips used to penetrate hosts are called haustoria, and these structures can form Hartig nets during symbiosis. Coenocytic ones lack (*) septa, and those belonging to the causative agent of aspergillosis tend to branch at forty-five degrees. Generative ones are used for reproduction, which is accomplished by fusing cells together to form a heterokaryon. For 10 points, name these chitinous structures which interconnect to form a mycelium, small threads that make up the main body of a fungus.
These structures are flattened in order to form appressoria.
hyphae [sing. hypha]