A flask shaped fruiting body of Ascomycetes is called as

Sclerotium

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Apothecium

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Cleistothecium

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Perithecium

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Solution

The correct option is D Perithecium
Sclerotium is a compact mass of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves.
Apothecium is a disk shaped or cup shaped ascocarp of some lichens and fungi.
Cleistothecium is a closed globose ascocarp. hence this is incorrect. Perithecium are flask shaped structures where ascospores escape by a pore or ostiole.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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