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SLIME MOLDS  

DEFINITION

  • A type of heterotrophic protistan with a life cycle that includes free-living cells that at some point congregate and differentiate into spore-bearing structures.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-03-15 11:05:13.0 [mgenazzi] Definition updated update Definition (A type of heterotrophic protistan with a life cycle that includes free-living cells that at some point congregate and differentiate into spore-bearing structures.); update Definition (Starr, C. 1997. Biology: concepts and applications. Wadsworth Publishing Company. Belmont, California. );

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/05763c43-c6ed-4071-b868-2ea6c1335c12

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