plasmodial slime mold

See slime mold.

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plas·mo·di·al slime mold

(plăz-mō′dē-əl)

See under slime mold.

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Noun

plasmodial slime mold - a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes

acellular slime mold, myxomycete, true slime mold

slime mold, slime mould - a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists

class Myxomycetes, Myxomycetes - the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota

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During guided inquiry, students learn to work with the plasmodial slime mold Physarum polycephalum and construct mazes using Lego brand blocks as a barrier.

This exercise makes use of a plasmodial slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum.

Caging the blob: using a slime mold to teach concepts about barriers that constrain the movement of organisms

Although widely distributed, myxomycetes (true slime molds, acellular slime molds, or plasmodial slime molds) have not been fully studied throughout Ohio.

The myxomycetes of Athens County, Ohio (1)

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