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Which class of fungi shows a coenocytic mycelium as one of its characteristic features?

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Phycomycetes
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Basidiomycetes
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Ascomycetes
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Deuteromycetes
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Solution

The correct option is A Phycomycetes
An aseptate (no septum) hypha shows several nuclei due to the absence of cell walls between the nuclei. Such a multinucleated condition is said to be coenocytic. It is a characteristic feature of phycomycetes.

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