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Once they have aggregated, the amoebas fuse together into a "slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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Once they have aggregated, the amoebas fuse together into a "slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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Once they have aggregated, the amoebas fuse together into a "slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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When there is no more food, all the slime mold amoebas in an area congregate and form a pseudoplasmodium, which is their fruiting body.
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"slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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"slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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"slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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"slug" called the pseudoplasmodium that moves around for a short time, eating and looking for a place to form the fruiting body
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Like the plasmodial slime mold, the pseudoplasmodium looks for a light, dry area to form the frutification, which is called a sorocarp and consists of a sorophore (the stalk) and a sorus
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The pseudoplasmodium becomes a stalked sporangium that releases spores which will germinate and restart the life cycle
edwardvielmetti commented on the word pseudoplasmodium
The identical amoebas within this pseudoplasmodium – or slug – begin to differentiate and take on specialized roles.
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October 24, 2007