. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. THE FUNGUS BODY. 33 lie on the surface, and part may penetrate that object; or all of it may be hidden within the substratum.* Tn some of the common piolds (Mucorini), the cobwebby threads lying upon the surface of the substratum constitute the exposed part of the mycelium, while other hyphae penetrate deeper; in others (Penicillium, etc.), the superficial hyphae become so. Fig. 31.—a section of part of the aerial body of Polyporus. ^ sfi, hyphae running at an angle to the section, cut across ; A", crystals o


. Outlines of plant life : with special reference to form and function . Botany. THE FUNGUS BODY. 33 lie on the surface, and part may penetrate that object; or all of it may be hidden within the substratum.* Tn some of the common piolds (Mucorini), the cobwebby threads lying upon the surface of the substratum constitute the exposed part of the mycelium, while other hyphae penetrate deeper; in others (Penicillium, etc.), the superficial hyphae become so. Fig. 31.—a section of part of the aerial body of Polyporus. ^ sfi, hyphae running at an angle to the section, cut across ; A", crystals of oxalate of lime. Magnified about 50a diam.—After Vogl. interwoven that they may be lifted off the substratum (as from jellies, jams, syrups, etc.) as a coherent layer. But in most cases, especially when the fungus grows on a solid medium, the hyphae become adherent to it and permeate it so that they cannot be separated from it, even by the most careful dissection. * This non-committal term may be used to designate the material upon which the vegetative part of the fungus grows, whether it be a living body, a. dead organism, or organic matter in solid or liquid Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barnes, Charles Reid, 1858-1910. New York : Henry Holt and Company


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