An ascocarp, or ascoma (plural: ascomata),'s the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and may contain millions of asci, each of which contains typically eight ascospores. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped, but may take on a number of other designs. Classification of ascocarps The ascocarp's classified according to its placement (in ways which aren't fundamental to the basic taxonomy). It's termed epigeous if it grows above grou… (More on Ascocarp)