Why are some fungi referred to as imperfect

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Branchgabriel asked Sep 4, 2023

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Why are some fungi referred to as imperfect

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Because members of the Deuteromycota group lack a certain stage containing a word I'm not allowed to say here. This causes them to be referred to as imperfect fungi (or Fungi Imperfecti, in formal terms).

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