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A single cell eukaryote!<br> | A single cell eukaryote!<br> | ||
− | The problem of classification of protists is described in this [https://youtu.be/Ln69k7LyTsU?t=1m51s video].<br> | + | The problem of classification of protists is described in this [https://youtu.be/Ln69k7LyTsU?t=1m51s video], which has movies of the diverse protista in motion under the microscope.<br> |
There are [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html 3 groups] of organisms commonly called slime moulds, but they do not share a common ancestor ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clade a clade]). | There are [http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html 3 groups] of organisms commonly called slime moulds, but they do not share a common ancestor ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clade a clade]). | ||
# Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells | # Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells |
Revision as of 15:34, 8 June 2018
Slime Moulds have gotten a lot of attention of their ability to find optimised transport maps, but what are they???
What is a Slime Mould?
First they are NOT fungi - although for a long time, they were thought to be fungi because their life cycle resemble each other.
They are protists.
What is a protist?
A single cell eukaryote!
The problem of classification of protists is described in this video, which has movies of the diverse protista in motion under the microscope.
There are 3 groups of organisms commonly called slime moulds, but they do not share a common ancestor (a clade).
- Plasmodial slime molds = giant cells, single cells with thousands of nuclei fused flagellated cells
- Cellular slime molds = mostly found as separate single-celled amoeboid protists, but can swarm with chemical signals
- Labyrinthulomycota, called slime moulds, but are not related to 1 and 2
Resources
- dictybase where you can find genomes, protocols and other resources
- A Simple Method of Growing the Plasmodial Slime Mold written for Physarum polycephalum