The ascomycetes contain an immense number of species, and in general terms we might say that they are found everywhere.
They are nearly the equivalent of Basidiomycetes and ascomycetes.
In systematic works, these are included under two orders, the Physomycetes and the ascomycetes.
The Sporidiferous fungi are represented by the families Physomycetes and ascomycetes.
The same functions of storage in advance of fructification are also exercised by the stromata so common in ascomycetes.
Ascus, the club-shaped body which bears the spores inside (characteristic of the ascomycetes).
Another very large group of fungi is the ascomycetes, or sac fungi.
ascomycetes, or Spore sac fungi, where the spores are produced in delicate sacs called asci.
The first of these is known as the ascomycetes (Sac fungi), the other the Basidiomycetes (mushrooms, puff-balls, etc.).
Eremascus and Dipodascus, which are often placed among the Hemiasci, possibly do not belong to the ascomycetes series at all.
Ascomycetes As·co·my·ce·tes (ās'kō-mī-sē'tēz')
A class of fungi characterized by the presence of asci and spores, and having two distinct reproductive phases, a perfect stage and an imperfect stage.
ascomycete as·co·my·cete (ās'kō-mī'sēt', -mī-sēt')
A member of the class Ascomycetes.
Any of various fungi belonging to the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the presence of sexually produced spores formed within an ascus. Like most fungi, ascomycetes also reproduce asexually by the formation of nonsexual spores called conidia at the ends of filaments known as hyphae. Yeasts, many molds that cause food spoilage, and the edible fungi known as morels and truffles, are ascomycetes. A number of serious plant diseases, including ergot, the powdery mildews that attack fruit, and Dutch elm disease, are also caused by ascomycetes.