Cellular slime molds are eukaryotic organisms that exist as individual amoeboid cells but periodically aggregate to form a mobile, migrating slug. This multicellular aggregate eventually stops migrating and forms a fruiting body that produces haploid spores.

Cellular Slime Molds

Plasmodial slime molds are large, multinucleate amoeboid cells that form  stalks that produce spores and divide into gametes.

Plasmodial Slime Molds

Slime molds, also known as Eumycetozoa, are a group of organisms in the supergroup Amoebozoa that have historically been classified as animals, fungi, or plants. They are divided into cellular slime molds and plasmodial slime molds.

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Amoebozoa is a eukaryotic supergroup that is divided into slime molds and entamoebas. Slime molds exist in both plasmodial and cellular forms, while entamoebas are characterized by trophozoites that can form cysts.

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Amoeboid movement is a cellular motility process in some eukaryotic microbes, driven by the gel-sol cycling of actin filaments, where fluid soluble actin flows forward to produce temporary membrane extensions called pseudopodia, followed by the remaining cytoplasm flowing up to join the leading edge.

Amoeboid Movement

Entamoebas are a subgroup of the eukaryotic supergroup Amoebozoa that exist as active trophozoites and form protective cysts. This subgroup includes the genus *Entamoeba*, which contains commensal or parasitic species.

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