A large group of fungi that includes most familiar fungi like cup fungi, sac fungi, and morels, characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures.
From Greek 'eu-' (true) + 'askos' (sac) + 'mykes' (fungus); named for the distinctive sac-shaped asci that contain their spores.
Truffles—those expensive delicacies worth thousands of dollars per pound—are euascomycetes hiding underground, and they communicate with trees using a chemical language more complex than once thought!
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