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.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Wikidata: British Soldiers Lichen
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ramalina fraxinea
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cladonia coccifera
Source Wikidata: Common Orange Lichen
Source Wikidata: Dog Lichen
Source Helvella crispa (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: False Morel
Source Wikidata: Graphis scripta
Source Wikidata: Iceland Moss
Source Wikidata: Map Lichen
Source Wikidata: Odontura rhaphidospora
Source Wikidata: Parmelia sulcata
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Parmeliaceae
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tuber melanosporum
Source Wikidata: Pneumocystis
Source Wikidata: Reindeer Lichen
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Umbilicaria
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Physcia
Source Wikidata: Scarlet Elf Cup
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Graphis scripta
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lecanora muralis
Source Wikidata: Summer Truffle
Source Wikidata: White Truffle
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pseudogymnoascus destructans
Source Wikidata: Wolf Lichen
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ174726, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
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 Ascomycota (Wikipedia)
In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Fungus Phyla, Lead
The Ascomycota are a phylum in the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tuber melanosporum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Perigord Black Truffle, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Perigord Black Truffle, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pseudogymnoascus destructans
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: White-nose Syndrome Fungus, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: White-nose Syndrome Fungus, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Umbilicaria
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rock Tripe, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rock Tripe, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Graphis scripta
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Script Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Script Lichen, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lecanora muralis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Stonewall Rim Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Stonewall Rim Lichen, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Physcia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rosette Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rosette Lichen, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ramalina fraxinea
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Cartilage Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cartilage Lichen, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cladonia coccifera
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Cladonia coccifera, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cladonia coccifera, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Parmeliaceae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Parmeliaceae, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Parmeliaceae, Taxon record
"phylum": "Ascomycota"
Helvella crispa (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Elfin Saddle (Helvella crispa), LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Elfin Saddle (Helvella crispa), Lead
Helvella crispa, also known as the fluted white elfin saddle, white saddle, elfin saddle or common helvel, is an ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae.
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