Sightings – Slime Mold
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 6/23/19
Observation Time: 12:32 p.m.
Observation Location: Billings Loop Botanical Trail
Common Name: Rasberry Slime Mold
Scientific Name: Amoebozoa
Comments: Slime molds are in the phylum Amoebozoa, and are related to amoeba. Slime molds are aggregates of single-celled organisms that can grow up to 9 feet long! Slime molds typically aggregate to form a plasmodium — a multinucleate mass of undifferentiated cells that may move in an ameboid-like fashion during the search for nutrients. Slime molds are examples of cellular communication and differentiation, and may provide insights into how multicellular organisms develop.
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Observer: Richard Kramer
Observation Date: 6/21/12
Observation Time: 4:45 p.m.
Observation Location: Deborah Sampson Park
Common Name: Slime Mold
Scientific Name: Amoebozoa
Comments: Slime molds are in the phylum Amoebozoa, and are related to amoeba. Slime molds are aggregates of single-celled organisms that can grow up to 9 feet long! Slime molds typically aggregate to form a plasmodium — a multinucleate mass of undifferentiated cells that may move in an ameboid-like fashion during the search for nutrients. Slime molds are examples of cellular communication and differentiation, and may provide insights into how multicellular organisms develop.
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Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 6/23/19
Observation Time: 12:30 p.m.
Observation Location: Billings Loop Botanical Trail
Common Name: Slime Mold
Scientific Name: Amoebozoa
Comments: Slime molds are in the phylum Amoebozoa, and are related to amoeba. Slime molds are aggregates of single-celled organisms that can grow up to 9 feet long! Slime molds typically aggregate to form a plasmodium — a multinucleate mass of undifferentiated cells that may move in an ameboid-like fashion during the search for nutrients. Slime molds are examples of cellular communication and differentiation, and may provide insights into how multicellular organisms develop.
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