PARASITIC FUNGI AND MOULDS. 



The mycelium consists of elongated, cylindr: 

 articulations, which find their way among the cell 

 the epidermis, especially in the vicinity of the ec 

 of the patch, and may penetrate deeply into the der 

 (Fig. 25). Some of the shorter filaments terminati 



Fig. 25. Transverse section of skin, on the level of a spot of ringworm : a, epide 

 b. superficial layer of dermis; c, deep layer of the dermis; d d' mycelium 

 spores. 



chaplets of spores, which are successively detac 

 from the stem ; they are therefore found detachec 

 large numbers in the midst of the epidermic c< 

 The centre of the patch is occupied by one or more i 



