Subdivision 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 subdivision Ascomycota is a large and diverse group of fungi that includes many different species of sac fungi.
- Ascomycota is a subdivision of Eumycota that is characterized by the production of ascospores in a sac-like structure called an ascus.
- The subdivision Ascomycota includes several different classes of fungi, including Hemiascomycetes, Plectomycetes, Pyrenomycetes, and Discomycetes.
- In some classification systems, the subdivision Ascomycota is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi, rather than a subdivision.
- The subdivision Ascomycota is thought to have evolved from a common ancestor with the subdivision Basidiomycota, and the two groups share many similarities.