Question

What are coenocytic hyphae?

Answer 1

Coenocytic hyphae:

1. These are a type of hyphae, which are aseptate, which means they do not contain septa or a long cell that is not divided into compartments.
2. This type of hyphae is found in Zygomycota (bread molds).
3. These hyphae are a result of nuclear divisions within a cell without accompanying the division of the cytoplasm.
4. As a result, they possess several nuclei scattered around the cytoplasm along with the other cell organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and ribosomes.