Term Name:	cleistothecium formation
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Definition:	The process of producing a cleistothecium, a closed sexual fruiting body that contains ascospores in linear asci. Cleistothecia are present in some filamentous Ascomycete fungi such as members of the genera Aspergillus and Emericella.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0062248]    QuickGO    AmiGO