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Puccinia belongs to the group which includes organisms with

KINGDOM FUNGI
NEET
1

Endogenously produced meiospores

2

Dikaryotic hyphae

3

Coenocytic branched hyphae

4

Well developed sex organs

Solution:

Puccinia is a rust fungus belonging to the class Basidiomycetes. Organisms in this group, along with Ascomycetes, are characterized by the presence of dikaryotic hyphae (n+n stage) during a significant phase of their life cycle. Endogenously produced meiospores (ascospores) are found in Ascomycetes. Coenocytic hyphae are typical of lower fungi (Phycomycetes). Well-developed sex organs are often absent or reduced in Basidiomycetes.