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rhizomorph
,
stolon
(pl. rhizomorphs, stolons)
Terms discussed:
runner
(pl. runners)
Image of Clavaria from
Jean Louis Émile Boudier
(1904 - 1909)
Icones mycologicae ou iconographie des champignons de France, principalement Discomycètes
Rhizomorphs
are root-like structures, thicker than
mycelium
but much thinner than a
mushroom
stem
, that extend from the
mycelium
through the
substrate
.
Fruiting bodies
often arise from
rhizomorphs
, which remain
attached
to the
fruiting bodies
at the base of the stalk.
If the
fungus
doesn't produce macroscopic
fruiting bodies
, the word
stolon
is used for these structures instead of
rhizomorph
.
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