What is an example of ascomycetes?

Answer 1

Sac fungi, or Ascomycota, is monophyletic and makes up approximately 75% of all described fungi. It includes most of the fungi that combine with algae to form lichens, and the majority of the fungi that lack morphological evidence of sexual reproduction.

Answer 2

Ascomycetes are a major division of fungi that are named for its fruiting body structure-the ascus. they consist of a few well knowm "Mushrooms" such as morels, truffles, and lobster mushrooms (which are actually parasitic). Yeasts are also ascomycetes. Ascomycetes are 'spore shooters'. They are fungi which produce microscopic spores inside special, elongated cells or sacs, known as 'asci', which give the group its name. As the spores mature within an ascus, increasing fluid pressure builds up inside until eventually the top bursts off, rapidly releasing the spores. In some species, the spores may be shot out distances of up to 30cm.

Ascomycetes are very varied. They can be identified from the fruiting bodies which bear the asci and the way in which the asci develop.

Answer 3

One example is bakers yeast, but here is some more information on the three subphyla of the ascomycetes:

The Pezizomycotina is the largest subphylum and contains all ascomycetes that produce ascocarps (fruiting bodies), except for one genus, Neolecta, in the Taphrinomycotina. It is roughly equivalent to the previous taxon, Euascomycetes. The Pezizomycotina includes most macroscopic "ascos" such as truffles, ergot, ascolichens, cup fungi (discomycetes), pyrenomycetes, lorchels, and caterpillar fungus.[1] It also contains microscopic fungi such as powdery mildews, dermatophytic fungi, and Laboulbeniales.

The Saccharomycotina comprises most of the "true" yeasts, such as baker's yeast and Candida which are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, which reproduce vegetatively by budding. Most of these species were previously classified in a taxon called Hemiascomycetes.

The Taphrinomycotina includes a disparate and basal group within the Ascomycota that was recognized following molecular (DNA) analyses. The taxon was originally named Archiascomycetes (or Archaeascomycetes). It includes both hyphal fungi (Neolecta, Taphrina), fission yeasts (Schizosaccharomyces), and the mammalian lung parasite, Pneumocystis.

Answer 4

Phylum Ascomycota are the sac fungi. They include morels, truffles, yeats, and other types of fungus.

Answer 5

Ascomycetes are characterized by the production of ascospores in asci, or sac-like structures in which karyogamy and meiosis occur.

Answer 6

yeast