Question

What is the difference between basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes?

Answer 1

Basidiomycetes:

1. Basidiomycetes, also called club fungi, are parasites that produce basidiospores exogenously on the basidia.
2. Asexual spores are generally not formed in basidiomycetes.
3. They reproduce vegetatively by fragmentation.

Deuteromycetes:

1. Commonly called molds, Deuteromycetes carry no sexual state in their life cycle, reproduced only by producing spores via mitosis.
2. They reproduce asexually by forming conidia.
3. Spores or Conidia are one such form produced by the Deuteromycetes directly on the mycelium or on the structure of specialized mycelial cells called Conidiophores.

Basidiomycetes	Deuteromycetes
Basidiospores are produced exogenously on the basidia.	Spores or Conidia is one such form produced by the Deuteromycetes directly on the mycelium or on the structure of specialized mycelial cells called Conidiophores.
2. Basidiomycetes have branched and septate mycelium.	2. They reproduce asexually by forming conidia.
3. They have a long-live dikaryotic stage, which gives rise to basidium. Karyogamy and meiosis occur in basidium.	3. Deuteromycetes carry no sexual state in their life cycle, reproduced only by producing spores via mitosis.
4. Asexual spores are generally not formed in basidiomycetes.	4. Reproduce asexually only by producing spores via mitosis.
5. Example: Agaricus, Puccinia, and Ustilago.	5. Example: Trichoderma, Colletotrichum, and Alternaria.