Dothideales

plural noun

Do·​thid·​e·​ales

-ˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of ascomycetous fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having the mycelium embedded in the substrate and a stroma with a hard dark rind and soft pale inner layer that is divided into cavities resembling perithecia within which asci are produced in tufts or hymenial layers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dothidea + -ales

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