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Ascocarp
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An ascocarp, or ascoma (pl.: ascomata), is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped (apothecia) but may take on a spherical or flask-like form that has a pore opening to release spores (perithecia) or no opening (cleistothecia).[1][2][better source needed]
- ^ "ascocarp (fruiting structure of fungi)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Atlas of Clinical Fungi (glossary)". Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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