Question

What is not found in members of deuteromycetes?

Answer 1

Deuteromycetes:

1. It is also known as imperfect fungi as the sexual stage is absent in its life cycle.
2. Many of these fungi reproduce asexually, mainly by conidia or budding.
3. They abundantly occur in soil and help in the decomposition of organic matter.
4. A large number of them are serious plant pathogens.

Characteristics of Deuteromycetes:

1. A large number of these fungi are parasites in humans and animals.
2. Several members of Deuteromycetes can cause diseases such as leaf spots, blights in plants and, meningitis, skin diseases in animals.
3. The mycelium is made up of septate hyphae.

Examples of pathogenic Deuteromycetes:

1. Alternaria solani causes early blight of potatoes.
2. Colletotrichum falcatum causes red rot of sugarcane.