Ascomycota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ascomycota |
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| Sarcoscypha coccinea | |
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Dikarya
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Ascomycota
(Berk 1857) Caval.-Sm. 1998
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Ascomycota is a phylum of fungi (kingdom Fungi), members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi, characterized by a saclike structure, the ascus, which contains four to eight ascospores in the sexual stage.
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A member of the genus Ophiocordyceps which is parasitic on arthropods. Note the elongated stromata. Species unknown, perhaps Ophiocordyceps caloceroides.
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The ascocarp of a morel contains numerous apothecia.
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Hypomyces completus on culture medium
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Stilton cheese veined with Penicillium roqueforti
See also
In Spanish: Ascomycota para niños
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