Rhizoid Rhizoid Tomoaki Ishizuka Category="Bryophytes"Category="Cryptogams"Category="Fungi"Category="Plant anatomy"Rhizoids, in fungi, are small branching hyphae that grow downwards from the stolons that anchor the fungus. They release digestive enzymes and absorb digested organic material.

Rhizoids, in bryophytes, are Root-like structures that anchors the plant to the ground.

Rhizoids are a structure (as a hypha of a fungus) that functions like a root in support or absorption.

Rhizoids are related primarily to heterotrophic nutrition.