pseudohypha

pseudohypha
A chain of easily disrupted fungal cells that is intermediate between a chain of budding cells and a true hypha, marked by constrictions rather than septa at the junctions. [pseudo- + G. hyphe, a web (hypha)]

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pseu·do·hy·pha (soo″do-hiґfə) a string of cells resulting from the building of the blastoconidia, without the cytoplasmic connection of a true hypha; seen in some yeasts.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • pseudohypha — noun A chain of blastoconidia …   Wiktionary

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