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Ascomycete vs Mycobiont - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between ascomycete and mycobiont

is that ascomycete is any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores while mycobiont is the fungus that is a component of a lichen.

ascomycete

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

    • Synonyms

    * sac fungus

    Related terms

    * ascocarp * ascospore

    See also

    * (Ascomycota) * (Ascomycota) * (Ascomycota)

    mycobiont

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lichenology) The fungus that is a component of a lichen

    • See also

    *ascomycete