fruiting bodyMETAMORPHOSIS

Protozoa

Eukaryota

Amoebozoa

Mycetozoa

Myxogastria

Physarida

Physotaaridae

Physarum

Physarum

polycephalum

of individual amoebaMOVEMENT

flow through substratesimple random walk

chemical signal emitted by each amoeba

COMMUNICATION

During this aggregation process, a chemical signal (cAMP) is emmited by cells to guide the col-lective movements

pheromone, cAMP

the emitted chemical force produces accumulation in the most densely inhabited zones.

formation of multicellular body

Physarum polycephalum

1 plasmodial slime molds (myxomycetes) (Physarum polycephalum) 2 cellular slime molds (dictyostelids)3 slime nets-Labyrinthulomycota

three groups of slime molds (eumycetozoans)