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Pezizomycetes
| Pezizomycetes | |
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| Aleuria aurantia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes O.E.Eriksson & Winka (1997) |
| Orders | |
Pezizomycetes are a class of fungi within the division Ascomycota.
Pezizomycetes are apothecial fungi, meaning that their spore-producing/releasing bodies (ascoma) are typically disk-like, bearing on their upper surfaces a layer of cylindrical spore-producing cells called asci, from which the spores are forcibly discharged.
Important groups include: cup fungi (Peziza), morels, Elfin saddles, and truffles.
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