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Nature Talk on Myxogastria

- tags :: Nature Talk Slime Mold

Slime molds, by another name

Defy definition, used to be considered a fungus

Plasmodial or acellular

All species pass through many different morphologic phases

+ Microscopic individual cells

+ Slimy amorphous organisms visible to the naked eye

+ Conspicuous fruit bodies

Greatest biodiversity in temperate regions, rather than tropical or arctic

+ Mainly found in open forests

+ Sometimes in deserts, under snow or even under water

+ Most species are very very small

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