𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Slime mold ✧

Slime mold is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the clades Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota. Most are near-microscopic; those in Myxogastria form larger plasmodial slime molds that are visible to the naked eye. Most slime molds are terrestrial and free...

#Rhizaria #Discoba #Stramenopiles #Holomycota #AtacamaDesert #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold

New #ISEPpapers! How marine are Marine #Stramenopiles (MAST)? A cross-system evaluation https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/100/11/fiae130/7815208

"MAST comprise several independent lineages at the base of the #Stramenopiles. Despite their prevalence in the #ocean, the majority of MAST diversity remains uncultured."

#Protists #Microbes #Biology #Biodiversity