Myxogastria

Also known as Myxomycetes (ICNafp), Myxomycota

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Mycetozoa
Named after: The Blob
Image: Badhamia utricularis mature.jpg

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Commons category: Myxomycetes
topic's main category: Category:Myxogastria
taxon rank: class
taxon name: Myxogastria

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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

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 .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myxogastria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.