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Ascomycota

Phylum

The sac fungi: the largest fungal phylum, whose members produce spores inside a sac-like structure called an ascus. Ascomycota includes yeasts, most molds, morel and truffle mushrooms, and the fungal partner in the great majority of lichen symbioses.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
64,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Ascomycota 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fungi, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Aspergillus, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
British Soldiers Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: British Soldiers Lichen
Candida, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Common Orange Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: Common Orange Lichen
Dog Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: Dog Lichen
Ergot, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
False Morel, Species
Source Wikidata: False Morel
Graphis scripta, Species
Source Wikidata: Graphis scripta
Iceland Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Iceland Moss
Map Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: Map Lichen
Odontura rhaphidospora, Species
Source Wikidata: Odontura rhaphidospora
Parmelia sulcata, Species
Source Wikidata: Parmelia sulcata
Pneumocystis, Species
Source Wikidata: Pneumocystis
Powdery Mildew, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Reindeer Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: Reindeer Lichen
Scarlet Elf Cup, Species
Source Wikidata: Scarlet Elf Cup
Summer Truffle, Species
Source Wikidata: Summer Truffle
White Truffle, Species
Source Wikidata: White Truffle
Wolf Lichen, Species
Source Wikidata: Wolf Lichen
Yeast, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ174726, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Ascomycota
Wikidata Q174726, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Reindeer Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: Reindeer Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Scarlet Elf Cup
Parent Taxon Of: Scarlet Elf Cup, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Pneumocystis
Parent Taxon Of: Pneumocystis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Summer Truffle
Parent Taxon Of: Summer Truffle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: White Truffle
Parent Taxon Of: White Truffle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: False Morel
Parent Taxon Of: False Morel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: British Soldiers Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: British Soldiers Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Common Orange Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: Common Orange Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Map Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: Map Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Iceland Moss
Parent Taxon Of: Iceland Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Dog Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: Dog Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Wolf Lichen
Parent Taxon Of: Wolf Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Parmelia sulcata
Parent Taxon Of: Parmelia sulcata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Odontura rhaphidospora
Parent Taxon Of: Odontura rhaphidospora, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Graphis scripta
Parent Taxon Of: Graphis scripta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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