Home›Species›Taxonomy›AscomycotaTaxaAscomycotaPhylumReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe 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.FactsAscomycotaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate64,000 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedPhylum / Division 2Scientific NameWell-attestedAscomycota 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1AscomycotaFilter Results29 entriesCommon GroupAllCup Fungi And Morels (6)Lichens (15)Other Fungi (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (3)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (2)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (2)HabitatAllBoreal Forest (1)Lake (1)Riparian Zone (1)Salt Marsh (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (1)Tundra (1)Conservation StatusAllNot Evaluated (17)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Everyday GroupAllCup Fungi And Morels (6)Lichens (15)Other Fungi (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (3)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (2)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (2)DietAllDetritivore or Scavenger (4)Parasitic (5)Photosynthetic Autotroph (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (3)Terrestrial (27)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (7)Ecotourism and Research (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Source of Dye (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (5)Living or ExtinctAllYes (11)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Asia (1)Australia (1)Belgium (3)Brazil (2)Central America (1)Colombia (5)Denmark (11)Ecuador (1)Europe (2)Germany (1)Iceland (1)India (1)Ireland (1)Macaronesia (1)Mexico (1)New Zealand (1)North America (2)Norway (17)Oceania (1)Peru (1)Portugal (7)Seychelles (1)South America (1)Sweden (15)The South Pacific (1)Ukraine (1)United States (13)Venezuela (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 29AspergillusAscomycotaBritish Soldiers LichenAscomycotaCandidaAscomycotaCartilage LichenAscomycotaCladonia cocciferaAscomycotaCommon Orange LichenAscomycotaDog LichenAscomycotaElfin Saddle (Helvella crispa)AscomycotaErgotAscomycotaFalse MorelAscomycotaGraphis scriptaAscomycotaIceland MossAscomycotaMap LichenAscomycotaOdontura rhaphidosporaAscomycotaParmelia sulcataAscomycotaPerigord Black TruffleAscomycotaPneumocystisAscomycotaPowdery MildewAscomycotaReindeer LichenAscomycotaRock TripeAscomycotaRosette LichenAscomycotaScarlet Elf CupAscomycotaScript LichenAscomycotaStonewall Rim LichenAscomycotaSummer TruffleAscomycotaWhite TruffleAscomycotaWhite-nose Syndrome FungusAscomycotaWolf LichenAscomycotaYeastAscomycotaConnectionsChild Taxon OfFungi, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfAspergillus, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBritish Soldiers Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: British Soldiers LichenCandida, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCartilage Lichen, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ramalina fraxineaCladonia coccifera, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cladonia cocciferaCommon Orange Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Common Orange LichenDog Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Dog LichenElfin Saddle (Helvella crispa), Species Well-attested Source Helvella crispa (Wikipedia)Ergot, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeFalse Morel, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: False MorelGraphis scripta, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Graphis scriptaIceland Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Iceland MossMap Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Map LichenOdontura rhaphidospora, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Odontura rhaphidosporaParmelia sulcata, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Parmelia sulcataParmeliaceae, Taxa Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: ParmeliaceaePerigord Black Truffle, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tuber melanosporumPneumocystis, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: PneumocystisPowdery Mildew, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeReindeer Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Reindeer LichenRock Tripe, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: UmbilicariaRosette Lichen, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: PhysciaScarlet Elf Cup, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Scarlet Elf CupScript Lichen, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Graphis scriptaStonewall Rim Lichen, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lecanora muralisSummer Truffle, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Summer TruffleWhite Truffle, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: White TruffleWhite-nose Syndrome Fungus, Species Well-attested Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pseudogymnoascus destructansWolf Lichen, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Wolf LichenYeast, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ174726, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: AscomycotaWikidata Q174726, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: Reindeer LichenParent Taxon Of: Reindeer Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Scarlet Elf CupParent Taxon Of: Scarlet Elf Cup, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: PneumocystisParent Taxon Of: Pneumocystis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Summer TruffleParent Taxon Of: Summer Truffle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: White TruffleParent Taxon Of: White Truffle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: False MorelParent Taxon Of: False Morel, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: British Soldiers LichenParent Taxon Of: British Soldiers Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Common Orange LichenParent Taxon Of: Common Orange Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Map LichenParent Taxon Of: Map Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Iceland MossParent Taxon Of: Iceland Moss, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Dog LichenParent Taxon Of: Dog Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Wolf LichenParent Taxon Of: Wolf Lichen, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Parmelia sulcataParent Taxon Of: Parmelia sulcata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Odontura rhaphidosporaParent Taxon Of: Odontura rhaphidospora, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Graphis scriptaParent Taxon Of: Graphis scripta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceAscomycota (Wikipedia)In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadThe Ascomycota are a phylum in the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya.View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Tuber melanosporumGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Perigord Black Truffle, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Perigord Black Truffle, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pseudogymnoascus destructansGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: White-nose Syndrome Fungus, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: White-nose Syndrome Fungus, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: UmbilicariaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rock Tripe, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rock Tripe, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Graphis scriptaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Script Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Script Lichen, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lecanora muralisGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Stonewall Rim Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Stonewall Rim Lichen, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: PhysciaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rosette Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Rosette Lichen, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ramalina fraxineaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Cartilage Lichen, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cartilage Lichen, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cladonia cocciferaGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Cladonia coccifera, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Cladonia coccifera, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceGBIF Backbone Taxonomy: ParmeliaceaeGBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Parmeliaceae, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Parmeliaceae, Taxon record"phylum": "Ascomycota"View the SourceHelvella crispa (Wikipedia)Parent Taxon Of: Elfin Saddle (Helvella crispa), LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Elfin Saddle (Helvella crispa), LeadHelvella crispa, also known as the fluted white elfin saddle, white saddle, elfin saddle or common helvel, is an ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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