PROTOSTELIDA L.S. Olive
(protostelid and ceratiomyxomycete slime moulds)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CERATIOMYXACEAE
ceratiomyxomycetes
Family 2 subtaxa 20 images 4 ident. refs
Ceratiomyxa
ceratiomyxomycetes
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 20 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderPROTOSTELIDA (protostelid and ceratiomyxomycete slime moulds)
ClassPROTOSTELEA (protostelid slime moulds)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Spiegel, F.W, Shadwick, J.D., Lindley, L.A., Brown, M.W. & Nderitu, G. A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying the Protostelids http://slimemold.uark.edu/

PROTOSTELIDA (protostelid and ceratiomyxomycete slime moulds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PROTOSTELIDA (protostelid and ceratiomyxomycete slime moulds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PROTOSTELIDA (protostelid and ceratiomyxomycete slime moulds)
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