ascus

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ascus

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ascus is a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

As nouns the difference between ascus and ascospores

is that ascus is a sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores while ascospores is plural of lang=en.