Eukaryote
myxomycete
myx·o·my·cete [ mik-soh-mahy-seet, -mahy-seet ]
Subclass of:
Mycetozoa
Definitions related to myxomycetes:
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(myxomycophyta) Phylum consisting of organisms that exist vegetatively as complex mobile plasmodia, reproduce by means of spores, and have complex life cycles; now classed as protozoa but formerly considered fungi.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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