Deuteromycota

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1. Deuteromycota- Imperfect Fungi Cj Balicanta` Jeremy Magdaong` Geo Robeniol `Celina Alejandro`Gianne Pagulayan` Mara Tan

2. Why are they called ‘imperfect’?

3. Mycologists never observed the sexual reproduction of fungi in the imperfect fungi group.  It is said that these fungi may have lost their sexual phase through the course of evolution Because... Basically because of the fact that the sexual reproduction of these fungi are not observe so scientists decided to classify it to other group referred as the Imperfect Fungi

4.  Fungi which cannot be classified as zygomycetes (zygote fungi), ascomycetes (sac fungi) nor basidiomycetes (club fungi) Deuteromycota (Imperfect Fungi) Examples of Basidiomycetes Example of Zygomycetes Example of Ascomycetes

5. What Are These Fungi? They are heterogenous group of unrelated species They Reproduce asexually by producing conidia on hyphae called conidiophores  Conidia -asexual, non-motile spores of a fungus

6. If they are imperfect, then why are they considered as Fungi?

7. Because.... Their multicellular tissues are similar to hyphae of sac and club fungi They have erect hyphae with asexual spores, called conidia, which are similar to those of the sac fungi and club fungi Basically because of their common characteristics to the other types of fungi

8. Examples of Imperfect Fungi Aspergillus niger causes black mold; common food contaminant Trichophyton sp. causes athlete’s foot Penicillium notatum source of penicillin Tolypocladium inflatum source of immunosuppressant ciclosporin other species of Penicillium used for improving the taste and texture of cheeses

9. Cartage.Org - Classification of Fungi: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/botanicalsciences/majordivisions/kingdomfungi/Fungi/Fungi.htm#Ascomycetes Google Definitions: WordNet- Definition of Deuteromycota: wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Science Clarified- Fungi: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ex-Ga/Fungi.html Fungi - Deuteromycota, Imperfect Fungi: http://science.jrank.org/pages/2895/Fungi-Deuteromycota-imperfect-fungi.html Biology Microbiology Sources