deuteromycetes

Thân thiện

A scientist examines a deuteromycetes culture under a laboratory light.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A form class of fungi: "deuteromycetes" is a taxonomic class of fungi, considered coextensive with the subdivision Deuteromycota. This group is also commonly known as "imperfect fungi" because they lack a known sexual reproductive stage in their life cycle.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The deuteromycetes include many species of economic importance, such as those that cause plant diseases.
  • In the laboratory, fungi are often classified based on their reproductive structures, placing asexual forms in the deuteromycetes.

Advanced Usage

• "Deuteromycetous" (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of the deuteromycetes.
  • The researcher studied the deuteromycetous fungi found in the soil sample.

Variants and Related Words

• Deuteromycota (n): The subdivision name, often used synonymously with the class Deuteromycetes.
• Fungi Imperfecti (n): An older, common name for this group, meaning "imperfect fungi."
• Anamorphic fungi (n): A term used in modern mycology referring to the asexual (anamorph) stage of a fungus, which is how many deuteromycetes are identified.

Synonyms

• Imperfect fungi: A descriptive synonym emphasizing the lack of a known sexual phase.
• Mitosporic fungi: A term referring to fungi that reproduce via mitotic spores (conidia).

Notes on Meaning

This term is primarily used in scientific and mycological contexts. It represents a form-classification based on observed characteristics (specifically, reproduction) rather than a true phylogenetic grouping. Many fungi once placed here have been reclassified into other groups (like Ascomycota or Basidiomycota) once their sexual stages were discovered.

Học thuật

Noun

1. form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Deuteromycetes
• class Deuteromycetes