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(C) Deuteromycetes are commonly known as "imperfect fungi" because only their asexual or vegetative phases are known. When the sexual forms of these f

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the sexual stage is absent

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(C) Deuteromycetes are commonly known as "imperfect fungi" because only their asexual or vegetative phases are known. When the sexual forms of these fungi were discovered, they were moved into classes they rightly belong to (i.e., Ascomycetes or Basidiomycetes). Therefore, the absence of a known sexual stage is the defining characteristic for classifying them as Deuteromycetes.

Column-$I$ (Class of fungi)	Column-$II$ (Common name)
$A$. Phycomycetes	$I$. Sac fungi
$B$. Ascomycetes	$II$. Algal fungi
$C$. Basidiomycetes	$III$. Fungi imperfecti
$D$. Deuteromycetes	$IV$. Club fungi

Deuteromycetes are commonly known as "imperfect fungi" because

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