Mycetozoa is a polyphyletic grouping of slime molds. [2] It was originally thought to be a monophyletic clade, but in 2010 it was discovered that protostelia are a polyphyletic group within Conosa. [3]

Mycetozoa are amoebozoans primarily inhabiting the soil, ancestrally with three contrasting life cycle stages: an amoeboid trophic stage, an ancestrally biciliate zoospore or dispersal phase, and a fruiting body stage in which walled spores (equivalent to the resting cysts of other protozoa) are raised on stalks for better dispersal ...

Oct 28, 1997 · The Mycetozoa include the cellular (dictyostelid), acellular (myxogastrid), and protostelid slime molds. However, available molecular data are in disagreement on both the monophyly and phylogenetic...

The Myxomycetes, or true slime molds often designated as slime molds, or slime fungi, or Mycetozoa as they are called, are a unique group of fungus-like orga­nisms concerning whose origin and relationships there is no common agreement. They exhibit characteristic of both animals and plants.

Eumycetozoa (from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) 'true' μύκης (múkēs) 'fungus' and ζῷον (zôion) 'animal'), or true slime molds, [7] is a diverse group of protists that behave as slime molds and develop fruiting bodies, either as sorocarps or as sporocarps.

The Myxomycetes, or slime moulds, also known as Mycetozoa or Myxogastria, are a group of ameboid protists, considered for many years as a special group of fungi. They are microscopic, phagotrophic, non-pathogenic bacterivores, which help to decompose plant remains.

Mycetozoa (or Mycetozoea) are recognized as a class of the Sarcodina, which includes both strictly amoeboid forms and forms predominantly amoeboid but with flagellate cells at certain stages of development.

Jan 1, 2010 · Mycetozoa, characterized by spore-bearing fruiting bodies, are the most diverse Amoebozoa. They traditionally comprise three taxa: Myxogastria, Dictyostelia and Protostelia.

Oct 28, 1997 · The Mycetozoa include the cellular (dictyostelid), acellular (myxogastrid), and protostelid slime molds. However, available molecular data are in disagreement on both the monophyly and phylogenetic position of the group. Ribosomal RNA trees show the myxogastrid and dictyostelid slime molds as unrela …

which Mycetozoa are usually united, aild are more suggestive of vegetable affinities. Distribution.-Mycetozoa occur in all countries where the climate is suffi ciently warm and moist for their development. They are widely distributed in both tropical and temperate regions, and have been found as far north as Finlanid and as far south as Tierra ...