Question

Differentiate between septate and aseptate hyphae

Answer 1

Answer: The key difference between septate and aseptate hyphae is that septate hyphae have septa or cross walls that divide hyphae into distinct cells while aseptate hyphae lack septa.

Hyphae are long filament or thread-like structures of fungi. Hyphae represent the vegetative structure of fungi. Mycelium is the collection of hyphae of a fungus. Fungal hyphae consist of cells surrounded by a cell wall made from chitin. In order to separate cells within the hyphae, there are perforated cross-walls called septa. But, septa are not present in hyphae of all fungi. Therefore, based on the presence and absence of septa, hyphae have two types: septate hyphae and aseptate hyphae.

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