order sphaeriales

1. Large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles;
   In more recent classifications often divided among several orders (synset 112984556)
   is a type of: fungus order - the order of fungi
   member holonym:

   • family sphaeriaceae, sphaeriaceae - parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
   • ceratostomataceae, family ceratostomataceae - fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
   • family hypocreaceae, hypocreaceae - family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
   • family xylariaceae, xylariaceae - family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
   belongs to: class pyrenomycetes, pyrenomycetes - class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora
   same as: sphaeriales

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing