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Slime Mould

Nature: Saprophytic protists (feed on decaying organic matter).
Movement: Amoeboid movement, engulfing food as they travel.
Plasmodium: Aggregation of slime mold cells forming a large, multinucleated mass.
- Can grow quite large, spreading over several feet.
- Forms under favorable conditions.
Fruiting Bodies: Reproductive structures formed during unfavorable conditions.
- Bear spores at their tips.
Spores:
- Possess true, resistant walls for long-term survival (many years).
- Dispersed by air currents.