Myxomycetes

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Lycogala, a common myxomycete of wood, whose sporangia resemble small puffballs

A myxomycete in the plasmodial stage.

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Also Known As	true slime mold • Mycetozoa

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Lycogala, a common myxomycete of wood, whose sporangia resemble small puffballs

A myxomycete in the plasmodial stage.

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Fuligo Stemonitis Physarum Ceratiomyxa Physarum cinereum Physarum polycephalum flowers of tan protist slime mold ciliate red algae green algae apicomplexan Plasmodiophoromycota Chytridiomycota Xanthophyta protozoan algae dinoflagellate