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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Main Authors: Pu Liu, Yue Zou, Jiangan Hou, Steven L. Stephenson, Yu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1407-2