Spore Dispersal by the Ascomycetes fungi! Here I've taken Scarlet elf cup(Sarcoscypha coccinea), which is a member of Division Ascomycota, as an example. ❣🍄🍁 The ascomycetous fungi produce prodigious amounts of spores through both asexual and sexual reproduction. Their sexual spores (ascospores) develop within tubular sacs called asci that act as small water cannons and expel the spores into the air. Dispersal of spores by forcible discharge is important for dissemination of many fungal plant