any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
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Usually the fungus is an ascomycete but occasionally it is a basidiomycete. 组成地衣的菌类多为子囊菌，也有担子菌类。
Hymenium (pl. hymenia) A layer of the fruiting body of certain ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi in which the asci or basidia are borne. 子实层：真菌中的子囊菌类和担子菌类的子实体上生长子囊或担子的层状结构。
Infection of grains by the ascomycete claviceps purpura causes ergotism, a toxic condition. 谷物被子串菌纲麦角菌污染后,导致麦角中毒,一种中毒症状。
In the ascomycete sexual cycle hyphae of different mating strains fuse giving rise to ascospores that form in a small saclike ascus. 在子囊菌性循环过程中，不同的菌丝通过株融合进行匹配，产生的子囊菌存在于小类子囊中。
Ascomycete: any of various members of a large group of fungi characterized by the presence of sexually produced spores formed within an ascus. 子囊菌:一大组真菌的一种,其特点是在子囊里有雌雄结合而产生的孢子。
Isolation, Distribution and Physiological Activity of Ascomycete 子囊菌的分离、分布及其生理活性的研究
