Ascomycota
Synonyms
Ascomycete
Ascomycetes
Ascomycotas
Cochliobolus
Sclerotinia
Sclerotinias
A phylum of fungi which have cross-walls or septa in the mycelium. The perfect state is characterized by the formation of a saclike cell (ascus) containing ascospores. Most pathogenic fungi with a known perfect state belong to this phylum.