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Each fungus will have vast numbers of these hyphae, all intertwining to make up a tangled web called the mycelium. The mycelium is generally too fine to be seen by the naked eye, except where the hyphae are very closely packed together. The picture on the left was taken through a microscope.
A collection of hyphae is called mycellium. The mycellium can penetrate water, soil, and living tissue in order to absorb nutrients through the tips of the hyphae that produce digestive enzymes to digest organic material. The soluble products are absorbed into the hyphae.asidiomycota: Figure 10. Basidium schematic Basidiomycetes are the most familiar fungi that include puff balls, shelf fungi, and mushrooms. This group is characterized by its reproductive structure called the basidiocarp, a tight bundle of hyphae. The basidiocarp forms a cap and gills.