Myxomycota
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Ceratiomyxomycetes |
Myxomycota is a phylum of the Kingdom Amoebozoa related to protists. The name comes from the Greek Myxo, meaning "slime", and mycota=fungus.
Some would also consider it as a kingdom unto itself, but the debate is as of yet, unsettled.
[edit] Reproduction
When resources, such as water or food become limiting, the amoeba will release pheromones such as acrasin to aggregate amoebal cells in preparation for movement as a large (thousands of cells) grex or pseudopod.
[edit] References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et. al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN: 0-471-52229-5
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