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Phylum Myxomycophyta

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Phylum Myxomycophyta
Slime Molds
A Missing Link?
Slime Mold Life Cycle

• Class Myxomycetes
  True Slime Moulds
  • Subclass Ceratiomyxomycetidae
    • Order Ceratiomyxales
      • Family Ceratiomyxacea
        Coral Slime
        • Genus Ceratiomyxa
          • Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
  • Subclass Myxogastromycetidae
    Spore Cases
    • Order Physarales
      • Family Physacaceae
        • Genus Fuligo
          • Fuligo septica
            Scrambled-egg Slime
        • Genus Leocarpus
          • Leocarpus fragilis
            Insect-egg Mass Slime
    • Order Liceales
      • Family Reticulariaceae
        • Genus Lycogala
          • Lycogala epidendrum
            Wolf's-milk Slime
      • Family Cribrariaceae
        • Genus Dictydium
          • Dictydium cancellatum
            Japanese-lantern Slime
    • Order Trichiales
      • Family Trichiaceae
        • Genus Hemitrichia
          • Hemitrichia serpula
            Pretzel Slime
    • Order Stemonitales
      • Family Stemonitaceae
        • Genus Stemonitis
          • Stemonitis splendens
            Chocolate Tube Slime

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