Pezizomycetes

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Pezizomycetes
Aleuria aurantia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Pezizomycetes
O.E.Eriksson & Winka (1997)
Orders

Pezizales

Pezizomycetes are a

fungi within the division Ascomycota
.

Pezizomycetes are

ascoma) are typically disk-like, bearing on their upper surfaces a layer of cylindrical spore-producing cells called asci
, from which the spores are forcibly discharged.

Important groups include: cup fungi (

truffles
.

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