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Ascomycota

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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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Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
64,000 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 1
Scientific Name
Ascomycota 1
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Fungi, Taxa
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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