Question

Coenocytic mycelium is characteristic feature of :

• A. Phycomycetes
• B. Ascomycetes
• C. Basidiomycetes
• D. Deuteromycetes

Answer 1

The correct option is A Phycomycetes

In the algal fungi (Phycomycetes) the mycelium in the vegetative phase usually lacks internal partitions of any kind. The hyphae are thus multinucleate and aseptate. The mycelium is a continuous mass. It grows terminally by the apical elongation of the hyphae accompanied by increase in the number of nuclei by nuclear divisions. The aseptate, multinucleate mycelium is called coenocytic. The septa in the aseptate, coenocytic mycelium, however, are formed only to cut off reproductive structures, or to seal off a damaged portion.

So the correct option is A.