Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Ascomycota
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Morel Brewer's yeast The source of penicillin Zombie-ant fungus Ergot (Top) Xylaria hypoxlon; (bottom) earth tongue (Geoglossum fallax)
Discover
Statue of Nostradamus
Nostradamus and His Prophecies
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).
How Many Countries Are There in the World?
Alpaca and Llama side by side
What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas?
Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket
Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?
Horses. Equus caballus. Horse stable. A brown horse looks out from his stall through the window.
Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History

Ascomycota: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Ascomycota
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As sac fungus

Photos

Morel
Brewer's yeast
The source of penicillin
Zombie-ant fungus
Ergot
(Top) Xylaria hypoxlon; (bottom) earth tongue (Geoglossum fallax)
See All Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics