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Bookmark or Share- Slime mold - WikipediaSlime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota clades. Most are microscopic; those in the Myxogastria form larger plasmodial slime molds visible to the naked eye.
- Myxomycetes | Slime Molds, Fungus-Like & Protists | BritannicaMyxomycetes, phylum of funguslike organisms within the kingdom Protista, commonly known as true slime molds. They exhibit characteristics of both protozoans (one-celled microorganisms) and fungi. Distributed worldwide, they usually occur in decaying plant material.
- 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 MoldsSlime 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.
- Us and Them Among the Slime Molds - National GeographicMany species go by the common name of slime mold, but the ones scientists know best belong to the genus Dictyostelium. They are amoebae, and for the most part they live the life of a rugged...
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