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Deuteromycotina

Deuteromycotina

9.9
A group of fungi with no known sexual stage
  • noun
  • /ˌdjuːtərəˈmaɪkəˌtiːnə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : Deuteromycotina
  • The Deuteromycotina are often referred to as imperfect fungi due to their lack of a known sexual cycle.

Examples

  • Many plant diseases are caused by fungi classified in the Deuteromycotina.

  • The Deuteromycotina group includes many species used in medicine.

  • Advances in molecular biology have led to the reclassification of some species previously placed in the Deuteromycotina.

  • Many researchers study Deuteromycotinas for their ecological roles.

  • Many plant diseases are caused by fungi classified in the Deuteromycotina.

  • The Deuteromycotina are often referred to as imperfect fungi due to their lack of a known sexual cycle.

  • The Deuteromycotina group includes many species used in medicine.

Synonyms

Deuteromycota
vsDeuteromycotina
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A group of fungi with no known sexual stage

is the same group but named with a different taxonomic form
Fungi imperfecti
vsDeuteromycotina
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of fungi with no known sexual stage

is the same group but is an older historical label
Deuteromycetes
vsDeuteromycotina
  • Archaic
9.9

Fungi whose sexual reproduction is not known

is a general group term rather than a technical form class

Surface Forms

Deuteromycotina singular
Deuteromycotinas plural

Morphology

Deuteromycotina = Deuteromycota (opaque) = deutero + myco + tina

Formed by adding a technical taxonomic suffix to a scientific group name; the Greek combining forms and rank-changing suffix are unlikely to be interpretable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Deuteromycotina comes from the Greek parts deutero- 'second' and myco 'fungus'. It was used for fungi that have no known sexual stage, so they were seen as the 'second' or 'other' fungi and were long called 'imperfect fungi'.