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Myxomycetes World

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Myxomycetes – the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota.
Slime mold is a broad term describing fungi-like organisms that use spores to reproduce. They were formerly classified as fungi, but are no longer considered part of this group.
 
Their common name refers to part of some of these organism’s lifecycles where they [...]