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Ascocarp

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{{merge-to|fruiting body}} image:Ascocarp2.png thumb|right|270px|Diagram of an apothecium showing sterile tissues as well as developing and mature asci. An '''ascocarp''' is the fruiting body of some ascomycota ascomycete fungi, containing millions of '''ascus asci''', each of which contains typically eight '''ascospores'''. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped, but may take on a number of other designs. There are three described types of ascocarps based upon shape: '''cleistothecium''' (spherical), '''apothecium''' (cup-shaped), and '''perithecium''' (slightly open at one end, like a flask or jug). Cleistothecia and perithecia are microscopic — about the size of flecks of ground pepper. Apothecia can be relatively large and fleshy. The morel, an edible mushroom favored by gourmets, is a mass of apothecia fused together in a single large structure or cap.

See also
* Basidiocarp Category:Mycology {{fungus-stub}}