Dictyostelium purpureum var. pseudosessile, a new variant of dictyostelid from tropical China
Abstract Background Dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) are microscopic throughout their entire life cycle. The vegetative phase consists of single-celled amoeboid forms which live in the soil/leaf litter microhabitat of fields and forests along with animal dung, where they feed upon b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1407-2 |