saprophytes/molds

[Curtis Clark]

At 03:44 PM 3/18/01, Ken Kinman wrote:
>  Likewise, the vernacular "fungi" can be used, but "Fungi" as a taxon just
>causes too many problems (and always has).

And yet we have no problem with "Animalia", despite the fact that some
people would include Paramecium and Giardia in it.

>P.S.  Order Dictyosteliida (filopodian cellular slime molds) are still
>considered part of Mycetozoa.

Then I guess I misunderstand what you mean; Physarum and Dictyostelium are
not that similar.


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