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Bookmark or Share- What Is Slime Mold? - Discover MagazineWhat Is Slime Mold? The world is home to hundreds of slime mold species in a wide range of colors, but are they actually a fungus? If not, what the heck are they?
- Slime mold | Physarum Polycephalum, Cellular Slime Molds | BritannicaSlime mold, any of about 500 species of primitive organisms containing true nuclei and resembling both protozoan protists and fungi. The term slime mold embraces a heterogeneous assemblage of organisms whose juxtaposition reflects a historical confusion between superficial resemblances and actual
- Slime Molds - U.S. National Park ServiceAt least 60 species of slime mold can be found in Mount Rainier National Park. "Slime mold?" you ask. "What's a slime mold?" These remarkable organisms were once thought to be fungal, but advanced scientific analyses show them to be something which doesn’t fit within the system of taxonomic rank.
- Myxomycetes: Classification, Dangers and Treatment | Mold BustersMyxomycetes, or slime molds, are a group of free-living amoeboid and sessile primitive organisms with complicated life cycles. Despite not belonging to the kingdom of fungi, they were historically regarded as molds, due to the similarities in appearance and lifestyle.
- Slime Moulds, a picture gallery of common species - First NatureSlime moulds are not fungi, but in the past they were generally treated as such and included in the kingdom of Fungi. Many were grouped under the heading 'myxomycetes', and many books about fungi still include a short section describing, with illustrations, some of the more common slime moulds.
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