fungi imperfecti

Noun

Synonyms: Deuteromycota subdivision Deuteromycota Deuteromycotina Fungi imperfecti subdivision Deuteromycotina

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is knownSynonyms: Deuteromycota subdivision Deuteromycota Deuteromycotina Fungi imperfecti subdivision Deuteromycotina

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fungi Imperfecti \Fun"gi Im`per*fec"ti\, pl. [L. imperfecti imperfect.] (Bot.) A heterogenous phylum of fungi which lack a sexual phase, or of which the sexual phase is not known. Some undoubtedly represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. It is not considered a natural phylum, and is also called the Deuteromycota. The group is divided into the orders Sph[ae]ropsidales, Melanconiales, and Moniliales. It includes the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus, which reproduce asexually by means of conidia. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]