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Class Plectomycetes (Noun)

Meaning

Class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration).

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • Pleosporomycetidae and Eurotiomycetidae are subclasses of Pezizomycotina that also produce cleistothecia, but they are distinct from Class Plectomycetes.
  • The class Plectomycetes contains a variety of fungi that produce powdery spores when their fruiting bodies break down.
  • Class Plectomycetes is often associated with the growth of powdery mildews that infect plants worldwide.
  • Plectomycetes belongs to the division Ascomycota, a broad group that encompasses many classes and types of fungi.
  • This class includes certain species known to humans for various reasons such as food and diseases caused by some of the Plectomycetes such as Aspergillus species.

Synonyms

  • Plectomycetes

Hypernyms

  • Class
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