What is another word for pyrenomycetes?

Pronunciation: [pˈa͡ɪɹɪnˌɒma͡ɪsˌiːts] (IPA)

Pyrenomycetes are a group of fungi whose sexual reproductive structures are enclosed in a sac-like structure called perithecia. Synonyms for Pyrenomycetes include Ascomycota, sac fungi, ascolichenes, and ascotheciales. Ascomycota is the phylum that includes Pyrenomycetes and other fungi that produce spores in a sac-like structure. Ascolichenes are a subset of Ascomycota that are lichenized fungi, meaning they form a symbiotic relationship with algae or cyanobacteria. Ascotheciales is an order of Ascomycota that contains many Pyrenomycetes species. In general, these synonyms describe different levels of classification of the Pyrenomycetes fungi, reflecting their diverse characteristics and relationships with other organisms.

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What are the hypernyms for Pyrenomycetes?

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What are the hyponyms for Pyrenomycetes?

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  • hyponyms for pyrenomycetes (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Pyrenomycetes?

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Usage examples for Pyrenomycetes

There is no reason for doubt that in other of the Discomycetes the germination of the sporidia is very similar to that already seen and described, whilst in the pyrenomycetes, as far as we are aware, although the production of germinating tubes is by no means difficult, development has not been traced beyond this stage.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The Uredines are not less rich, he adds, in reproductive bodies of divers sorts than the pyrenomycetes and the Discomycetes; and we should not be surprised at this, since it seems to be a law, almost constant in the general harmony of nature, that the smaller the organized beings are, the more their races are prolific.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

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