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Answer for the clue "Any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus ", 10 letters:
ascomycete

Word definitions for ascomycete in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus [syn: ascomycetous fungus ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
ascomycete \ascomycete\ n. 1. 1 any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus. Syn: ascomycetous fungus.

Usage examples of ascomycete.

It’s an ascomycete, like Claviceps, and it happens to form sclerotia just like Claviceps.