Ascomycetes
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Ascomycetes are a subclass of higher fungi characterized by their fruiting bodies called asci. They include over 20,000 species, encompassing both plant pathogens and edible fungi like morels and truffles.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Ascomycetes, Ascomycetes, sac fungi, a subclass of higher fungi (Ascomycetes), the main fruiting organ of which is the ascus. Asci are located directly on the mycelium - in the exoascomycetes (Exoasci) and inside or on the surface of special fruiting bodies - in the carpoascomycetes (Carpoasci). Ascomycetes also have other methods of reproduction in the form of conidia, oidia; chlamydospores. Sac fruiting bodies in many ascomycetes, for example, in the widely distributed mold fungi Aspergillus and Penicillium, are formed rarely; such fungi reproduce almost exclusively by conidia. Ascomycetes number over 20,000 species. Besides the mentioned molds, this group includes numerous parasitic fungi, causative agents of plant diseases, for example, ergot, and among edible mushrooms - morels and truffles. True yeast fungi also belong to the ascomycetes.
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“Ascomycetes.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/ascomycetes/