Meaning of ASCOMYCOTINA

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi
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	Synonyms:		Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina
	See Also:		ascomycete, Ascomycetes, ascomycetous fungus, class Ascomycetes, class Hemiascomycetes, class Plectomycetes, class Pyrenomycetes, division, division Eumycota, Eumycota, Helotiales, Hemiascomycetes, order Helotiales, order Tuberales, Plectomycetes, Pyrenomycetes, sac fungus, Tuberales
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A subdivision of true fungi commonly known as cup or sac fungi. They reproduce asexually through externally-produced spores called conidia and sexually with the aid of specialized sacs called asci. This division includes yeasts, morels, truffles, powdery mildews, ergot and fungi responsible for other plant diseases such as chestnut blight, peach leaf curl and Dutch elm disease.