Deuteromycota are imperfect fungi that reproduce asexually through conidia. They were classified as imperfect because scientists never observed their sexual reproduction phase. While they lack observable sexual reproduction, they display hyphae and asexual spore structures similar to other fungi. Examples include black mold, athlete's foot fungi, and Penicillium species important in food and medicine.

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

2. Why are they called ‘imperfect’?

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 Ascomycetes Example of Zygomycetes

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

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

10. causes black mold; common food contaminant

11. Trichophyton sp.

12. causes athlete’s foot

13. Penicillium notatum

14. source of penicillin

15. Tolypocladium inflatum

16. source of immunosuppressant ciclosporin

17. other species of Penicillium