Acrasiomycota
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Acrasiomycota is a phylum of the group Discicristates related to protists. The name acrasio- comes from the Greek Akrasia, meaning "acting against one's better judgement." This group consists of cellular slime molds.
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. When in the grex, the amoeboids reproduce sexually, resulting in fruit-like structures called spores, which develop into unicellular molds of the same species.
[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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