Slime Molds - Biodiversity
How do slime molds reproduce
The pre-reproductive state is often haploid and single celled, and there are many different mating types
The reproduction take place via spores
How are slime molds classified
They are not fungi although sometimes are considered to be
They have serveal groups in the amoebozoa group + the stramenopila + cercozoa
Slime mold species classification
Plasmodial slime molds are amoebozoa
Cellular slime molds are amoebozoa
Slime nets are stramenopila
What are plasmodial slime molds
They are haploid free living amoeboid cells
Plasmogamy + Karyogamy are able to form a diploid zygote
They can form a single celled large multinucleated plasmodium
Reprodice via spores so form sporangia that then produce spores via meiosis
The spores then disperse to create new single celled amoeboid cells
What is a cellular slime mold
They mostly live as a single celled amoebae
When there is limited food they form into a slug that are able to migrate to where there is food
They reproducce via spores that are dispersed
They produce stalks that then have fruting bodies that contain the spores
What are slime nets
They are mostly marine due to parasitic on algae
They form networks of filaments tubes
They are single cells that are able to move along the filaments in the network
How are slime molds intelligent
Can solve mazes and remember where they have been so can learn from experiences
But have no brain or nerve cells