Question

Why are some fungi grouped under “fungi imperfecti”?

CLASS - XI BIOLOGY (Biological Classification)

Answer 1

the fungal members of the deuteromycetes come under the fungi imperfectii. this is because the fungi will die even before complting its full lifecyle.

Answer 2

Answer:

Because sexual reproduction is not possible in these forms, they are referred to as imperfect. Conidia are asexual spores that they use to proliferate. 

Explanation:

Some fungi, such as Deuteromycota, are classified as fungi imperfecti because they do not fit into commonly accepted taxonomic categorizations based on the biological species principles or morphology of sexual structures, and their sexual type of procreation has never been identified; only their asexual form of procreation, sporogenesis, is known.

• Deuteromycetes, such as Alternaria, Colletotrichum, and others, are dubbed imperfect fungi because they lack sexual phases.

• The main distinction between perfect and imperfect fungus is that perfect mushrooms have both sexual and asexual stages in their life cycle and reproduce in both ways, whereas imperfect fungi have just an asexual stage in their life cycle.

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