In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of slime mold with the help of a suitable diagram. The life cycle of an endogenous slime mold such as Physarum starts with the germination of a meiospore under favourable conditions. One to four uninucleate haploid biflagellate swarm cells or myxamoebae are released through a […]
The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between myxomy and phycomycetes. Difference # Myxomycetes (Slime Molds): 1. The somatic phase is a multinucleate, diploid holocarpic Plasmodium which is the product of syngamy. 2. The Plasmodium is free living and capable of engulfing particulate matter and of executing movements over the substratum. It has […]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Occurrence and Distribution of Physarum 2. Economic Importance of Physarum 3. Origin and Phylogenetic Relationship. Occurrence and Distribution of Physarum: The slime molds feed on bacteria, protozoa, other small organisms and dead organic matter. The Physarales usually live as saprophytes. They can easily be encountered on dead […]
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