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Ascomycetes

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Ascomycetes /As·co·my·ce·tes/ (as″ko-mi-se´tēz) in some systems of classification, a class of fungi of the division Eumycota; see Ascomycotina .
As·co·my·ce·tes (sk-m-stz)
n.
A class of fungi characterized by the presence of asci and spores, and having two distinct reproductive phases, a perfect stage and an imperfect stage.

Ascomycetes
a class of fungi which contains Neurospora, Penicillium, Aspergillus, true yeasts and the dermatophytes.


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Cordyceps sinensis is a parasitic fungus that belongs to the major class of fungi which are called Ascomycetes This fungus is found growing on caterpillar larvae of butterflies and moths Cordyceps sinensis is a parasitic fungus that belongs to the major class of fungi which are called Ascomycetes.
Since then, a total of 444 species have been described worldwide, distributed mostly in the higher groups of ascomycetes and basidiomycetes.
 
 
 
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