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Myxogastria
Myxogastria/Myxogastrea (myxogastrids, ICZN) or Myxomycetes (ICN) is a class of slime moulds that contains 5 orders, 14 families, 62 genera, and 888 species. They are colloquially known as the plasmodial or acellular slime moulds.
Species
Class
- PhylumAmoebozoa
- ClassMyxogastria
Habitatmarine
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and classification
- Nomenclature
- Range
- Classification and phylogeny
- Characteristics and life cycle
- Monocellular, mononuclear phase
- Spores
- Myxamoebae and Myxoflagellates
- Zygogenesis
- Plasmodium
- Fructification
- Asexual forms
- Distribution and ecology
- Distribution
- Habitats
- Relationship to other creatures
- Fossil records
- History of research
- Notes
- References
- External links
Myxogastria/Myxogastrea (myxogastrids, ICZN) or Myxomycetes (ICN) is a class of slime moulds that contains 5 orders, 14 families, 62 genera, and 888 species. They are colloquially known as the plasmodial or acellular slime moulds.
All Myxogastria species pass through several very different morphologic phases, such as microscopic individual cells, slimy amorphous organisms visible with the naked eye, and conspicuously shaped fruit bodies. Although they are monocellular, in extreme cases they can be up to across and weigh up to .