| Protosteliales | |
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| Ceratiomyxa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Amoebozoa |
| Phylum: | Mycetozoa |
| Class: | Protostelia |
| Order: | Protosteliida |
| Families and genera | |
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Protosteliales (ICBN) or Protosteliida[1] (ICZN) is a grouping of primitive slime molds from the phylum Mycetozoa.[2][3] The name can vary depending upon the taxon used. Other names include Protostelia,[4] and Protostelida.[5] When not implying a specific level of classification, the term "protostelid" is sometimes used.[6]
It includes for example the following genera:
Protostelia has been described as paraphyletic to the protostelids.[7]
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