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What are ascocarps ? Where are these produced ? In what respect the ascocarps differ from basidiocarps ?

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Ascocarps are fruiting bodies which enclose asci (sing. Ascus) and ascospores. They are produced in some higher forms of Ascomycetes (Kingdom : Fungi). Examples - Peziza, Morchella, Claviceps, Erysiphe, etc. The basidiocarps, on the other hand, are fruiting bodies which enclose basidia and basidiospores.
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