The imperfect fungi which are decomposers of litter and help in mineral cycling belong to:

Ascomycetes

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Deuteromycetes

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Basidiomycetes

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Phycomycetes

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Solution

The correct option is B Deuteromycetes
The fungi that belong to Deuteromycetes are called imperfect fungi, since their members only have asexual or vegetative phases. They do not have a sexual phase.

Many members of deuteromycetes are decomposers of litter and help in cycling of minerals.

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