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Ascomycota

The Ascomycota are a phylum in the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya. Members of Ascomycota are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defining feature of this fungal group is the ascus (from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós) 'sac…

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Reproduction in ascomycetes

Characteristics of ascomycetes

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Ascomycota

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related to Plant disease interactions · 25
Ascomycota → American Chestnut, Asian Cryphonectria, Blue-green, Castanea, Cereals, Cochliobolus, DON, Dutch, Europe, For, Fusarium, Members, Monilinia, North America, One, Ophiostoma, Penicillium, Prunus, Species, Stachybotrys
related to Modern classification · 20
Ascomycota → Archaeascomycetes, Archaeorhizomyces, Archiascomycetes, Candida, DNA, Euascomycetes, Hemiascomycetes, It, Laboulbeniales, Most, Neolecta, Pneumocystis, Schizosaccharomyces, Taphrina, Taphrinomycotina, The, The Pezizomycotina, The Saccharomycotina, The Taphrinomycotina, There
related to Outdated taxon names · 19
Ascomycota → Aspergillus, Deuteromycota, Discomycetes, Emericella, Euascomycetes, Fungi Imperfecti, Hemiascomycetes, Neolecta, Pezizomycotina, Plectomycetes, Pyrenomycetes, Saccharomycotina, Several, Sexual, Some, Taphrinomycotina, These, Those, Where
related to Characteristics of ascomycetes · 16
Ascomycota → Almost, As, Basidiomycota, Dutch, However, If, Many, Most, Others, Penicillium, Some, The, The Woronin, There, Under, Woronin
related to Morphology · 14
Ascomycota → Ascocarps, Candida, During, Greek, In, Laboulbeniales, Many, Most, Other, Saccharomyces, Some, The, Their, They
related to Metabolism · 12
Ascomycota → Amorphotheca, Aureobasidium, Collagen, In, Many, Other, Owing, Several, These, To, Unlike, Unusual
related to Distribution and living environment · 11
Ascomycota → Antarctica, Cyttaria, Eastern Europe, Italy, Nothofagus, Southern Beech, Southern Hemisphere, Spores, The, The Ascomycota, Tuber
related to Sexual reproduction · 11
Ascomycota → Also, Apart, Candida, DNA, During, Neurospora, Perlin, Sexual, The, They, Wallen
related to Heterokaryosis and parasexuality · 9
Ascomycota → Alternatively, Candida, Mitotic, Parasexual, Parasexuality, Saccharomycetes, Several Ascomycota, Such, The
related to Lichens · 7
Ascomycota → Antarctic, Arctic, Around, Chlorophyta, Probably, These, While

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species fungi ascomycetes hyphae form called spores nuclei fungal cell sexual many also asexual may ascus conidia structures asci cells

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antibioticsinstance ofand by phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences.Ascomycetes are of particular use to humans as sources of medicinally important compounds0.80text
as well as for fermenting breadinstance ofand by phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences.Ascomycetes are of particular use to humans as sources of medicinally important compounds0.80text
alcoholic beveragesinstance ofand by phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences.Ascomycetes are of particular use to humans as sources of medicinally important compounds0.80text
and cheeseinstance ofand by phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences.Ascomycetes are of particular use to humans as sources of medicinally important compounds0.80text
powdery mildewsinstance ofIt also contains microscopic fungi0.80text
dermatophytic fungiinstance ofIt also contains microscopic fungi0.80text
and Laboulbeniales.The Saccharomycotina comprise most of theinstance ofIt also contains microscopic fungi0.80text
redinstance ofAscocarps come in multiple colors0.80text
orangeinstance ofAscocarps come in multiple colors0.80text
yellowinstance ofAscocarps come in multiple colors0.80text
browninstance ofAscocarps come in multiple colors0.80text
blackinstance ofAscocarps come in multiple colors0.80text

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