Plasmodiogymnomycotina
Sub-division: Plasmodiogymnomycotina:- True plasmodium. It includes 2 classes - a. Protosteliomycetes:- > Popularly known as protostelids. > Sexual reproduction is unknown. > Unidirectional plasmodial streaming in plasmodial forms. > In sporocarp, sporophore bears one to a few spores at its tip. > Cosmopolitan in distribution found in dead organic matter. > Two types of plant body in this class: a. Myxamoeba:- It is of 2 types: i. Amoeboid:- Only pseudopodia. ii. Amoeboflagellated:- Both pseudopodia and flagella. Flagella are whiplash type. Biflagellated or multiflagellated. b. Reticulate plasmodium > Pseudopodia of most protostelids are filopodia. > Classification:- Order:- Protosteliales 2 Families:- i. Convosteliaceae:- Eg.- Protosporansium, Ceratiomyxella ii. Protosteliaceae:- Eg.- Protostelium, Nematostelium b. Myxomycetes:- > The somatic phase is represented by a multinucleate apparently naked acellular slimy protoplasmic m...