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slime mold

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  1. protists of the Amoebozoa: syncytial or plasmodial slime molds in subclass Myxogastria (syn. Myxomycetes)
  2. protists of the Amoebozoa: cellular slime molds in order Dictyosteliida
  3. protists of the Amoebozoa: in order Protostelida.
  4. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: protists of the order Acrasida
  5. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: Parasitic rhizarian chromists of the order Plasmodiophorida
  6. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: The slime nets, of the class Labyrinthulea of chromists
  7. Any of various primitive organisms, a naked mass or protoplasm in diverse taxonomic classifications: Cellular slime molds of the genus Fonticula, in a sister group of the Fungi.

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