Ascomycetes

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Contents

Used for

Claviceps, Dermatophytes, ergot, Exophiala dermatitidis, mildew, sac fungi, Wangiella dermatitidis

Broader Terms

Fungi

Narrower Terms

Aspergillus, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma, mitosporic Ascomycota, Neurospora, yeast

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • The regulator of nitrate assimilation in ascomycetes is a dimer which binds a nonrepeated, asymmetrical sequence.
  • The colonization of mosses and hepatics by ascomycetes is a very frequent though generally neglected phenomenon.
  • The number of fungi belonging in the Ascomycetes is stunning (over 15,000!)--but, fortunately for mushroomers, most of these fungi are yeasts, mildews, molds, and so on.
  • Baird C HAPTER 15 C ONCEPTS Recognition of ascomycetes is based on sexual reproduction culminating in a specialized sporangium, the ascus.
  • The mycelium of ascomycetes is usually made up of septate hyphae.

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