Editing Rhizoid (section)

{{Short description|Protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and algae}}
{{distinguish|Rhizome}}
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'''Rhizoids''' are protuberances that extend from the lower [[epidermis (botany)|epidermal cells]] of [[bryophyte]]s and [[algae]]. They are similar in structure and function to the [[root hair]]s of [[vascular plant|vascular]] [[land plants]]. Similar structures are formed by some [[fungi]]. Rhizoids may be unicellular or multicellular.<ref>{{cite book | last= Fletcher |first=Robert L. | date = 1987 | title = Seaweeds of the British Isles, Volume 3 Fucophyceae (Phaeophyceae) | publisher = British Museum (Natural History) | isbn = 0-565-00992-3 }}</ref>