Plasmodial slime

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Plasmodial Slime Molds
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Amoebozoa
Phylum: Myxomycota
Classes

Ceratiomyxomycetes
Echinosteliomycetes
Myxogasteromycetes
Stemonitomycetes
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Plasmodial slime molds are single-celled organisms which are not closely related to fungi or cellular slime molds, even though they appear similar to cellular slime molds in appearance.[1] Not only that, but they primarily store energy as glycogen like fungi and cellular slime molds.[2] Plasmodial slime molds can not live in an aquatic environment and are entirely terrestrial.[3] Plasmodial slime molds get their name from their lack of cell walls or “naked” cells.[4] These heterotrophic organisms use this to their advantage, because they are able to engulf and digest bacteria, yeast, fungal spores, and decaying matter.[5]

[edit] Reproduction

The organism can undergo asexual reproduction, and also has a sporic meiosis life cycle, or alternation of generations.[6] The cycle differs from many other organisms in that it has two haploid forms, a diploid form, and a multinucleate plasmodium.[7] The multinucleate plasmodium can form a dormant encysted stage, the sclerotium, or form sporangia, which produce haploid spores.[8] These spores may also be dormant, or germinated into one of two forms, amoebas or flagellated gametes.[9] Two gametes may then fuse to form a diploid zygote, which grows into a multinucleate plasmodium.[10]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  2. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  3. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  4. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  5. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  6. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  7. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  8. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  9. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 
  10. ^ Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410. 

Raven et al. Biology of Plants. W.H. Freeman & Company. ISBN 978-1572590410.