Pezizales

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Pezizales (subdivision Ascomycotina) An order of fungi in which the ascocarps are typically apothecioid (see APOTHECIUM); the asci have thin walls and typically open by means of an apical slit or operculum (lid). They are saprotrophic, and found on soil, wood, dung, plant litter, etc.

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