Ascoma (Premium)

: A flask-shaped structure with a specialized pore (ostiole) through which spores are discharged.

An (plural: ascomata ), also known as an ascocarp , is the multicellular reproductive structure of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota . It is responsible for housing the asci (sac-like structures) where sexual spores, known as ascospores, are produced and eventually released. ascoma

: A completely closed, spherical structure that must rupture or decay to release its spores. : A flask-shaped structure with a specialized pore