Mycetozoa

This article is about a polyphyletic group of slime molds. For a more strict clade of slime molds, see Eumycetozoa.

Mycetozoa
Aethalium of a slime mold (Fuligo septica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Subphylum: Conosa
Infraphylum: Mycetozoa
de Bary, 1873
Classes and orders
Synonyms
  • Eumycetozoa Zopf, 1884, emend. Olive, 1975
  • Myxomycota sensu Whittaker, 1969[1]

Mycetozoa is a polyphyletic grouping of slime molds.[2] It was originally thought to be a monophyletic clade, but recently it was discovered that protostelia are a polyphyletic group within Conosa.[3]

  1. ^ Whittaker, R. H. (10 January 1969). "New Concepts of Kingdoms of Organisms". Science. 163 (3863): 150–160. Bibcode:1969Sci...163..150W. doi:10.1126/science.163.3863.150. PMID 5762760.
  2. ^ "Mycetozoa - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  3. ^ Fiore-Donno, Anna Maria; Nikolaev, Sergey I.; Nelson, Michaela; Pawlowski, Jan; Cavalier-Smith, Thomas; Baldauf, Sandra L. (January 2010). "Deep Phylogeny and Evolution of Slime Moulds (Mycetozoa)". Protist. 161 (1): 55–70. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2009.05.002. PMID 19656720.