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Plasmodial Slime Molds!

Plasmodial Slime Molds!. by Jessica Ackerman. Phylum: Myxomycota Multinucleate plasmodium Locomotion Cytoplasmic streaming Flagellated or amoeboid reproductive cells. General Information. Feeding. Feeding stage: plasmodium Multinucleate mass of cytoplasm Slimy in appearance

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Plasmodial Slime Molds!

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  1. Plasmodial Slime Molds! by Jessica Ackerman

  2. Phylum: Myxomycota Multinucleate plasmodium Locomotion Cytoplasmic streaming Flagellated or amoeboid reproductive cells General Information

  3. Feeding • Feeding stage: plasmodium • Multinucleate mass of cytoplasm • Slimy in appearance • Streams over decaying logs and leaf litter • Ingests bacteria, yeasts, spores, and decaying organic matter

  4. Plasmodium crawls to an exposed surface Initiates reproduction Sporangia forms (stalked structure) Meiosis produces haploid spores Reproduction

  5. Spores germinate Haploid reproductive cell emerges May be biflagellate or amoeboid Work as gametes—two fuse to form a zygote Diploid nucleus divides by mitosis—cytoplasm does not divide Reproduction

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