Mycetozoa is a grouping of slime molds. ==Classification== It can be divided into dictyostelid, myxogastrid, and protostelid groups. The mycetozoan groups all fit into the unikont supergroup Amoebozoa, whereas most other slime molds fit into various bikont groups (fonticulids are opisthokonts). ==Utility in research== Dictyostelids are used as exa...
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• (n. pl.) The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals.
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My·ce`to·zo'a noun plural [ New Latin ; Greek ..., ..., fungus + ... plural of ... an animal.]
(Zoology) The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. --
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The mycetozoa (Myxomycophyta) are a family of Rhizopoda. They are slime fungi which form encrusting masses on rotten wood. Reproduction occurs by fission and the formation of spores out of which hatch amoebae.
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Mycetozoa An order of rhizopod protozoans that includes the slime molds when they are regarded as animals. Slime molds are peculiar protists that normally take the form of amoebae, but under certain conditions develop fruiting bodies that release spores, superficially similar to the sporangia of fungi. They should not be confused with true molds,...
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