Acytostelium

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Acytostelium

Genus of slime moulds

Acytostelium is a genus of dictyostelid Acytostelium is a lesser-known cellular slime mold that elicits scientific attention. The organisms belonging to the family Acanthamoebidae offer a distinctive perspective on the realm of microorganisms, owing to their intricate life cycles and distinct biological functions. This essay will discuss the natural history of Acytostelium and provide guidance on selecting a scientifically substantiated statement or natural history observation to augment its Wikipedia stub. This will facilitate the elucidation of this intriguing organism.

Quick Facts Acytostelium, Scientific classification ...

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The genus Acytostelium inhabit surface humus and leaf mold of forest soils and are widely distributed in different forests of the world. [3]

Species include:[4]

References

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    "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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    Romeralo M, Escalante R, Sastre L, Lado C (January 2007). "Molecular systematics of dictyostelids: 5.8S ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacer region analyses". Eukaryotic Cell. 6 (1): 110–6. doi:10.1128/EC.00233-06. PMC 1800358. PMID 17056743.
  3. [3]
    Cavender, James (September 2000). "The Genus Acytostelium". Mycologia. 92 (5): 992–1008. doi:10.2307/3761594. JSTOR 3761594.
  4. [4]
    Sheikh, Sanea; Thulin, Mats; Cavender, James C; Escalante, Ricardo; Kawakami, Shin-ichi; Lado, Carlos; Landolt, John; Nanjundiah, Vidyanand; Queller, David; Strassmann, Joan; Spiegel, Frederick W.; Stephenson, Steve; Vadell, Eduardo M; Baldauf, Sandra (2017-11-24). "A New Classification of the Dictyostelids". Protists. 169 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2017.11.001. PMID 29367151.


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