In this article we will discuss about the classification of myxomycota. The Myxomycetes may be classified into the following orders depending on the nature of sporangia, presence or absence of lime, and its location; presence or absence of columella and capillitium; and colour of spores in a mass. A. Sporangia monosporous, borne on delicate structure Ceratiomyxales AA. Sporangia multisporous, simple [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Features of Myxomycota 2. Phylogeny of Myxomycota 3. Class Myxomycetes Introduction 4. Economic Importance 5. Occurrence 6. Sexual Reproduction 7. Life Cycle Pattern. Features of Myxomycota: The Myxomycota or slime molds, are fungus-like organisms. They are characterised by the absence of cell wall from their amoeboid,' animal-like vegetative or assimilatory phase. The [...]
In this article we will discuss about the somatic phase of myxomycota, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. The somatic phase consists of coenocytic mass of highly granular protoplasm containing hundreds or thousands of nuclei and vacuoles without cell walls, but delimited only by a thin plasma membrane—a plasmodium (pl. plasmodia) (Fig. 321A). The Plasmodium is a flat amoeboid [...]