Ascocarp
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An ascocarp, or ascoma, is the fruiting body of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight
The ascocarp of a morel contains numerous apothecia.
Perithecia of Nectria
Bitunicate asci in the pseudothecium of Leptosphaerulina sp.
Hymenium
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The hymenium is the fertile, spore-bearing tissue layer of many fungal fruiting bodies. It occurs in both Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, where it is made up chiefly of asci or basidia and often also co
Light microscopy of Peziza showing the hymenial layer with the ascus on the ascocarp mycelium and the ascospores can be seen within the ascus. A=Ascocarp mycelium, B=Hymenial layer, C=Ascus, D=Ascospore. Scale bar = 0.1 mm
Light micrograph of a cross section of the basidiocarp of a Boletus, showing the hymenium lining the pores