ascomycete

English

Morchella conica, an ascomycete

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (“older synonym of Ascomycota”) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- +‎ -mycete.

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.
   • 2001, Michael J Carlile, The Fungi, 2nd edition, publisher summary, page 11:

     Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.

Synonyms

• sac fungus

Derived terms

• ascomycetous

 

Related terms

• ascocarp
• ascomycetal
• ascospore
• loculoascomycete

Translations

fungus of the phylum Ascomycota

• Finnish: kotelosieni (fi)
• French: ascomycète (fr) m
• German: Schlauchpilz (de) m
• Hungarian: tömlősgomba (hu)
• Irish: ascaimícéit f
• Italian: ascomicete m
• Portuguese: ascomiceto m
• Romanian: ascomicetă f
• Russian: аскомице́т (ru) m (askomicét)
• Spanish: ascomiceto m

References

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