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− | There are [ | + | There are [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html 3 groups] of organisms called slime moulds, but they do not share a common ancestor ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clade a clade]) |
1. Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells | 1. Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells | ||
2. Cellular slime molds = mostly found as separate single-celled amoeboid protists, but can swarm with chemical signals | 2. Cellular slime molds = mostly found as separate single-celled amoeboid protists, but can swarm with chemical signals |
Revision as of 16:58, 7 June 2018
Slime Moulds have gotten a lot of attention as a way to optimise transport maps, but what are they???
What is a Slime Mould?
First they are NOT fungi - although for a long time, they were thought to be fungi because their life cycle resemble each other.
They are protists.
What is a protist?
There are 3 groups of organisms called slime moulds, but they do not share a common ancestor (a clade) 1. Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells 2. Cellular slime molds = mostly found as separate single-celled amoeboid protists, but can swarm with chemical signals 3. Labyrinthulomycota, called slime moulds, but are not related to 1 and 2
Resources
- dictybase where you can find genomes, protocols and other resources