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Eurotiales

order of fungi
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The Eurotiales are an order of fungi within the class Eurotiomycetes, which belongs to the phylum Ascomycota (sac fungi). Members of this class produce sac-like structures called asci, containing ascospores. These asci can be found within a closed fruiting body, known as an ascocarp, or within spore balls. The order Eurotiales specifically includes fungi that are parasitic in animals or saprotrophic in soil. Examples of genera within the Eurotiales include Eurotium, which encompasses species of Aspergillus that have a known sexual reproductive phase, as well as Penicillium and Talaromyces.12

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