ascomycete

ascomycete

English

Morchella conica, an ascomycete

Noun

ascomycete (plural ascomycetes)

1. (mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

Synonyms

• sac fungus

Related terms

• ascocarp
• ascomycetal
• ascospore
• loculoascomycete

Translations

fungus of the phylum Ascomycota

Finnish: kotelosieni French: ascomycète (fr) m German: Schlauchpilz m Irish: ascaimícéit f

Italian: ascomicete m Portuguese: ascomiceto m Romanian: ascomicetă f Spanish: ascomiceto m

References

• Ascomycota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ascomycota on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ascomycota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons