Question

Genus Penicillium belongs to the class
A) Basidiomycetes
B) Eurotiomycetes
C) Phycomycetes
D) Deuteromycetes

Answer 1

Hint: The scientific classification for this specific class is especially tricky, with both the anamorphic and teleomorphic names used during reference to one individual species.

Complete answer:
First we should know about fungi to answer this question. Fungi are microorganisms of eukaryotic origin. They may take shape as yeasts, moulds, or as a blend of all kinds. Any fungi are able to cause diseases that are superficial, subcutaneous, cutaneous, systemic or allergic.

Now, let us find the solution from the options-
> Basidiomycota is among two main divisions that form the subkingdom of Dikarya inside the Fungi kingdom, along with the Ascomycota. Basidiomycota are hyphae-composed filamentous fungi that replicate sexually through the development of specialised club-shaped end cells known as basidia that typically contain (usually four) external meiospores. Such specialised spores are known as basidiospores pores. Thus, option A is not the correct option.
> The Eurotiomycetes inside the subphylum Pezizomycotina are a subset of ascomycetes. Any of the Eurotiomycetes members were formerly grouped under the Plectomycetes class. Several members create an enclosed cleistothecium system inside which their spores are formed.
> For some fungi of aseptate hyphae, Phycomycetes is an outdated polyphyletic taxon. It is included in the Engler system. Members of this group are present in marine environments and on rotting wood in wet and moist areas, or on plants as pests of duty. The mycelium is often coenocytic and septate. Thus, option C is not the correct option.
> In which there is an unusual or unexplained true sexual condition. Many of these fungi are reproduced through spores or through budding asexually. Conidial phases are identical to those of the Ascomycota phylum, although certain species have affinities with lower (primitive) fungi as well as the Basidiomycota phylum. Thus, option D is not the correct option.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B) Eurotiomycetes.

Note: Microscopic fungi composed of solitary cells, which replicate through budding, are yeasts. In comparison, moulds arise in long filaments called hyphae, which form through apical expansion.Fungi too are heterotrophic, regardless of their form or scale, and absorb their food externally by producing hydrolytic enzymes into their immediate environment.