Ascomycota are
fungi which produce spores in microscopic sacs called
asci (the word is Greek for a bag or wineskin). An individual fungus belonging to this division is called an
ascomycete. An ascomycete produces great numbers of asci at any one time, all contained in a structure called an
ascocarp. Each ascus contains eight
ascospores[?]. A major exception to this structure are the
yeasts, which are secondarily unicellular.
Examples of ascomycetes: morel, yeast.
