class Myxomycetes

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A taxonomic class of true slime molds: "Class Myxomycetes" is the scientific classification for a group of organisms known as true slime molds. These are not true fungi but are fungus-like protists. The class is essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The class Myxomycetes includes fascinating organisms that exhibit both animal-like and plant-like characteristics during their life cycle.
    • Researchers are studying the reproductive strategies within the class Myxomycetes.
Advanced Usage
  • In scientific taxonomy: The term is used in formal biological classification to group organisms with specific shared characteristics, such as a plasmodial feeding stage.
    • The organism was definitively placed in the class Myxomycetes based on its morphological and genetic data.
Variants and Related Words
  • Myxomycota (n): The division name, often used synonymously with the class Myxomycetes.
    • Myxomycota is another term for the group containing the true slime molds.
  • Myxomycete (n): A member of the class Myxomycetes; a true slime mold.
    • A myxomycete was found growing on the decaying log.
  • Acrasiomycetes (n): The class of cellular slime molds, which is a different group from the true slime molds (Myxomycetes).
    • Unlike the class Myxomycetes, organisms in Acrasiomycetes have a multicellular aggregate stage.
Synonyms
  • True slime molds: The common name for organisms in this class.
  • Myxogastria: An alternative class name used in some taxonomic systems.
Related Phrases
  • Plasmodial slime molds: A descriptive phrase often used for members of the class Myxomycetes, referring to their multinucleate, amoeboid feeding stage called a plasmodium.
    • The plasmodial slime molds (class Myxomycetes) can cover large areas in search of food.
Noun
  1. the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota

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