-ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Dothidea + -ales
: an order of ascomycetous fungi (subclass Euascomycetes) having the mycelium embedded in the substrate and a stroma with a hard dark rind and soft pale inner layer that is divided into cavities resembling perithecia within which asci are produced in tufts or hymenial layers