Physarum polycephalum, literally the'many-headed'slime mold, is a giant multi–nucleated
but unicellular protist. Since the time of its first description, it has been the subject of a …

Macrofungi are considered as organisms that form large fruiting bodies above or below the
ground that are visible without the aid of a microscope. These fungi include most …

Evolutionary relationships within Amoebozoa have been the subject of controversy for two
reasons: 1) paucity of morphological characters in traditional surveys and 2) haphazard …

The myxomycetes are a group of protists that form a monophyletic taxon in the phylum
Amoebozoa. Evidence of their evolutionary success is the fact that they account for more …

Myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds or myxogastrids) are a group of eukaryotic
microorganisms usually present and sometimes abundant in terrestrial ecosystems …

The diversity of dark-spored myxomycetes in forest ground litter and soil from four study plots
across a fire chronosequence in Nizhne-Svirskiy Nature Reserve (northwest of Russia) was …

Plasmodial slime molds are members of the class Amoebozoa forming elaborate fruit bodies
releasing airborne spores. Two species concepts have been developed independently: a …

Myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds, Amoebozoa) are often perceived as widely
distributed, confounding to the “everything is everywhere” hypothesis. To test if gene flow …

This chapter discusses the adaptations of myxomycetes relating to spore dispersal, which is
the key to understanding distribution patterns in this group of protists. Although several …

A new widespread myxomycete species, Physarum pseudonotabile, inhabiting the arid
regions of the Eurasia, South and North America is described and illustrated. Tentatively …