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Myxomycetes
Medical Definition: | A division of organisms that exist vegetatively as complex mobile plasmodia, reproduce by means of spores, and have complex life cycles. They are now classed as protozoa but formerly were considered fungi. |
Guide Notes: | protozoa, formerly considered fungi |
Also Called: | Protosteliomycetes |
Physarida - An order of protozoa characterized by a peridium and capillitium that are calcareous and a spore mass that is usually dark-colored. |
Myxomycetes Medical Definitions and Terms
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