FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
\fˌɪləmˈɛntəs fˈʌŋɡi], \fˌɪləmˈɛntəs fˈʌŋɡi], \f_ˌɪ_l_ə_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_s f_ˈʌ_ŋ_ɡ_i]\
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A term reserved by some for the Hyphomycetes, but in the sense of fungi in which the vegetative body or thallus consists of filiform elements it includes all the larger groups of fungi except the Myxomycetes and certain degenerate higher forms, such as the yeast plant.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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