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have been so modified Ijy their parasitic and sapropliytic 

 habits that they have lost all likeness to the Algte, and 

 their conneetion witli tliom is very oljscure. 



178. The plant body. — Discarding certain problematical 

 foi'ms, to be mentioned later, the bodies of all true Fungi 

 are organized upon a uniform general plan, to which they 

 can all be referred (Fig. 232). A set of colorless branching 



Fk:. 2'iti. A (Ii;i^n-;iniin;itir representation of ^furnf. sliowin^' ttie profnsety liranrhiitg 

 rnyceliiiiii, and tliree vertical liyphie (spiiropliofcst, yjjorani^ia forming on 6 and c. 

 —After Zopi'. 



filaments, either isolated or interwoven, forms the main 

 working body, and is called the v^i/crliuin. The interweav- 

 ing may be very loose, the mycelium looking like a delicate 

 cobweb ; or it may be close and compact, forming a felt-like 

 mass, as may often be seen in connection with preserved 

 fruits. The individual threads are called In/p/ice (singular, 

 hypha) or lujplutl threiidi^. The mycelium is in contact with 

 its source of food supply, which is called the suhdraium. 



