Fungal Word Friday: Stolon

The stolon is a running hypha that rhizoids and sporangiospores rise from.

Geomyces destructans pseudo-colored photomicrograph w/ stolon in yellow

It is basically the portion of the hyphae running laterally between the business parts of a fungus.



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