Physarum
Physarum:- 1. Classification:- Kingdom:- Myceteae Division:- Gymnomycota Class:- Myxomycetes Sub-class:- Myxogastromycetidae Order:- Physarales Family:- Physaraceae Genus:- Physarum 2. Important Species:- Largest genus of Myxomycetes with over 100 species. i. P. polycephalum (Many headed slime mould) ii. P. cinerium iii. P. vicomum iv. P. gyrosum v. P. stellatum vi. P. dictyosporum 3. Habit and Habitat:- > It is found in cool and shady places where organic matter hlods abundant moisture. > It appears abundantly in rainy and winter season. > P. polycephalum is a common slime mold in North America used as a research tool in the McArdle laboratory for cancer research, University of Wisconsin. > P. cinereum form colonies several feet in diameter on city lawns in the form of bluish patches. 5. Thallus structure:- > Plasmodium:- It is the naked (without cell wall) and multinucleated mass of protoplasm which moving and feeding in amoeboid fashion.. It is delim...