Question

Fungus Albugo is a member of :
A) Phycomycetes
B) Ascomycetes
C) Basidiomycetes
D) Deuteromycetes

Answer 1

Hint: In the question we are going to find the correct option for the question given. Albugo is a genus of plant-parasitic oomycetes. These are not true fungi. It's a disease on plants . It causes white rust in above-ground plant tissues or white blister diseases.

Complete Answer:
A. Phycomycetes: Phycomycetes are called algal fungi, Phycus = alga . For the aquatic habitat and form of thallus, it's called algal fungi. These are the lower fungi that form a non-septate mycelium. asexual and sexual reproduction occur in phycomycetes. Albugo belongs to phycomycetes. Hence option A is correct.

B.Ascomycetes: Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The subkingdom Dikarya is formed due to the together of Ascomycetes and Basidiomycota. Ascus or asci is known as the structure of the reproductive of ascomycetes. Mycelium is made up of septate and branched hyphae. Hence option B is incorrect.

C. Basidiomycetes: on a club-shaped spore-producing structure Basidiomycetes fungi produce their sexual spores. It does not belong to the member of fungus albugo. Hence option C is incorrect.

D.Deuteromycetes: They are an artificial group of fungi, it does not belong to the member of fungus albugo. Hence option D is incorrect.

Hence, Option A: Phycomycetes is the correct answer.

Note: Fungus albugo are not true fungi. The disease caused by Albugo is commonly known as white rust that's why the root is not affected by albugo, which appears in the form of white smooth irregular pustules or blisters on the leaves, stems of the plant.