Ascomycota
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| Ascomycota | |
|---|---|
| Sarcoscypha coccinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Subkingdom: | Dikarya |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota (Berk 1857) Caval.-Sm. 1998[1] |
| Subphyla/Classes | |
Ascomycota is a phylum of fungi (kingdom Fungi), members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi, characterized by a saclike structure, the ascus, which contains four to eight ascospores in the sexual stage.
References [change]
- ↑ Cavalier-Smith, T. (1998). "A revised six-kingdom system of Life". Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 73 (3): 203–266. doi:10.1017/S0006323198005167. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=BRE&volumeId=73&issueId=03#.