Ascomycota (Noun)
Meaning
A large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The ascomycota is a large and diverse group of fungi that includes molds, yeasts, and a variety of other organisms.
- The fungus belongs to the group ascomycota, which is characterized by the formation of ascospores within a sac-like structure called an ascus.
- One of the primary characteristics of ascomycota is the formation of a thin, fungal hypha that grows by means of tip extension.
- Researchers have recently reclassified the fungi in the group ascomycota, creating new orders and suborders to better reflect their evolutionary relationships.
- The morphology of the fruiting bodies of ascomycota can vary greatly, ranging from the cup-shaped apothecia of the discomycetes to the flask-shaped perithecia of the pyrenomycetes.