Ascomycota [SEP] parent taxon
Ascomycota
Ascomycota division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defining feature of this fungal group is the "ascus" (from Greek: ("askos"), meaning "sac" or "wineskin"), a microscopic sexual structure in which nonmotile spores, called ascospores, are formed. However, some species of the
"Hemiascomycetes".
- The "Taphrinomycotina" include 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 hyphal fungi ("Neolecta", "Taphrina", "Archaeorhizomyces"), fission yeasts ("Schizosaccharomyces"), and the mammalian lung parasite "Pneumocystis".
Outdated taxon names.
Several outdated taxon names—based on morphological features—are still occasionally used for