#subdivision_Ascomycota__Ascomycota__Ascomycotina__subdivision_Ascomycotina a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
supertype: division.phylum (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
member of: division_Eumycota
member: order_Helotiales__Helotiales order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium
member: family_Helotiaceae__Helotiaceae a fungus family of order Helotiales
member: genus_Helotium__Helotium type genus of the Helotiaceae
member: family_Sclerotiniaceae__Sclerotiniaceae a fungus family of order Helotiales
member: genus_Sclerotinia large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens
member: sclerotinia any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
member: brown_cup__browncup a variety of sclerotinia
member: family_Geoglossaceae__Geoglossaceae a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
member: genus_Geoglossum__Geoglossum type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues
member: earthtongue any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum
member: order_Tuberales__Tuberales small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps
member: family_Tuberaceae__Tuberaceae family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple
member: genus_Tuber__Tuber type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
member: earth-ball__earthball__truffle__earthnut any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
member: sac_fungus any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
member: class_Ascomycetes__Ascomycetes large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi
member: subclass_Euascomycetes__Euascomycetes category not used in many classification systems
member: subclass_Discomycetes__Discomycetes a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
member: discomycete__cupfungu any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
member: order_Pezizales__Pezizales order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps
member: family_Pezizaceae__Pezizaceae large family comprising many typical cup fungi
member: genus_Peziza__Peziza type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus
member: Peziza_domicilina a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats
member: blood_cup__bloodcup__fairy_cup__fairycup__Peziza_coccinea a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
member: genus_Plectania__Plectania genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza
member: family_Sarcoscyphaceae__Sarcoscyphaceae family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales
member: family_Helvellaceae__Helvellaceae family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
member: genus_Morchella__Morchella genus of edible fungi: morel
member: morel any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
member: common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
member: false_morel a fungus of the family Helvellaceae
member: lorchel a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae
member: genus_Helvella type genus of the Helvellaceae
member: Helvella_sulcata a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull gray with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale gray; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted
member: helvella any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds
member: Helvella_crispa__miter_mushroom__mitermushroom a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted
member: Helvella_acetabulum a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
member: genus_Discina a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores
member: Discina_macrospora a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating
member: genus_Gyromitra a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown
member: Gyromitra_californica__California_false_morel a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California
member: Gyromitra_sphaerospora__round-spored_gyromitra a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains
member: Gyromitra_esculenta__brain_mushroom__brainmushroom__beefsteak_morel__beefsteakmorel a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
member: Gyromitra_infula__saddled-shaped_false_morel a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
member: Gyromitra_fastigiata__Gyromitra_brunnea a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk
member: Gyromitra_gigas a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time
member: family_Morchellaceae__Morchellaceae a family of edible fungi including the true morels
member: Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
member: Verpa__bell_morel a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
member: Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
member: black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
member: Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
member: Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
member: ascomycete__ascomycetous_fungus any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
member: class_Hemiascomycetes__Hemiascomycetes class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites
member: order_Endomycetales__Endomycetales fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
member: family_Saccharomycetaceae__Saccharomycetaceae family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
member: genus_Saccharomyces__Saccharomyces single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
member: baker's_yeast__baker'syeast__brewer's_yeast__Saccharomyces_cerevisiae used as a leaven in baking and brewing
member: wine-maker's_yeast__Saccharomyces_ellipsoides used in making wine
member: yeast any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
member: family_Schizosaccharomycetaceae__Schizosaccharomycetaceae a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales
member: genus_Schizosaccharomyces__Schizosaccharomyces type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
member: class_Plectomycetes__Plectomycetes class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration)
member: order_Eurotiales__Eurotiales__Aspergillales__order_Aspergillales order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
member: genus_Eurotium__Eurotium a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales
member: family_Aspergillaceae__Aspergillaceae family of fungi including some common molds
member: genus_Aspergillus__Aspergillus genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals
member: genus_Thielavia__Thielavia genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot
member: brown_root_rot_fungus__Thielavia_basicola fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
member: class_Pyrenomycetes__Pyrenomycetes class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora
member: order_Erysiphales__Erysiphales saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
member: family_Erysiphaceae__Erysiphaceae family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews
member: genus_Erysiphe__Erysiphe genus of powdery mildews
member: powdery_mildew__powderymildew any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface
member: order_Sphaeriales__Sphaeriales large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders
member: family_Sphaeriaceae__Sphaeriaceae parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
member: genus_Neurospora__Neurospora genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries
member: family_Ceratostomataceae__Ceratostomataceae fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
member: genus_Ceratostomella__Ceratostomella genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
member: Dutch_elm_fungus__Ceratostomella_ulmi fungus causing Dutch elm disease
member: family_Hypocreaceae__Hypocreaceae family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
member: genus_Claviceps__Claviceps fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
member: Claviceps_purpurea__ergot a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
member: family_Xylariaceae__Xylariaceae family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back spores
member: genus_Xylaria__Xylaria type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata
member: black_root_rot_fungus__Xylaria_mali fungus causing black root rot in apples
member: dead-man's-fingers__dead-men's-fingers__Xylaria_polymorpha the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
member: genus_Rosellinia__Rosellinia fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores
member: order_Hypocreales__Hypocreales used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
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