Ascocarp is the fruiting body of an ascomycete fungus. The plural form of ascocarp is known as ascomata. It contains millions of asci with tightly bounded hyphae and each ascocarp contains four to eight ascospores. The Ascomata includes open cup-shaped fruit bodies, flask-like structures with a single opening for spore release. Also, the fruit bodies develop as closed structures and open accordingly to release spores it is known as cleistothecia. The fruit-like body is known as apothecia and the flask-like structure is called perithecia.