Acrasidae
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9 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Evolutionary history
- Reproduction
- Vegetative/solitary stage
- Pseudoplasmodial stage
- Differentiated stage
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|right|Acrasis rosea amoebae and spores under microscope
The family Acrasidae (ICZN, or Acrasiomycota, ICBN) is a family of slime molds which belongs to the excavate group Heterolobosea. The name element - comes from the Greek akrasia, meaning "acting against one's judgement". This group consists of cellular slime molds.