Cellular slime molds consist of individual amoeboid cells that periodically come together to form a mobile slug then develops into a fruiting body that generates haploid spores.

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Slime Molds

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Cellular Slime Molds

Plasmodial slime molds are large, multinucleate amoeboid cells that form  stalks that produce spores and divide into gametes.

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