Growth patterns generated by filamentous organisms (e.g., actinomycetes and fungi) involve spatial and temporal dynamics at different length scales. Several mathematical models have been proposed in the last 30 years to address these specific dynamics. Phenomenological macroscopic models are able to reproduce the temporal dynamics of colony-related quantities (e.g., colony growth rate) but do not explain the development of mycelial morphologies or the single hyphal growth. Reaction-diffusion models are a bridge between macroscopic and microscopic worlds as they produce mean-field approximations of single-cell behaviors. Microscopic models describe intracellular events, such as branching, septation, and translocation. Finally, completely discrete models, cellular automata, simulate the microscopic interaction among cells to reproduce emergent cooperative behaviors of large colonies. In this article, we review a selection of models for each of these length scales, stressing their advantages and shortcomings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]