Dictyosteliomycetes
Dictyosteliomycetes (division Myxomycota) A class of cellular slime moulds in which the myxamoebae have slender pseudopodia. Prior to fruiting, the myxamoebae collect into streams, eventually aggregating to form a macroscopic pseudoplasmodium.
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