Living structure of cytoplasm that contains many nuclei
For the genus of parasitic protozoa which causes malaria, see
Plasmodium.
A plasmodium is a living structure of cytoplasm that contains many nuclei, rather than being divided into individual cells each with a single nucleus.
Plasmodia are best known from slime molds, but are also found in parasitic Myxosporea, and some algae such as the Chlorarachniophyta.