Dictyostelium

Translingual

Dictyostelium discoideum

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dictyostelium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyosteliidae – protozoan bacteriophages known as slime molds, once thought to be fungi.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Dictyostelea - class; Dictyosteliida - order; Dictyosteliidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dictyostelium mucoroides - type species; see Dictyostelium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for selected species.

References

Dictyostelium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dictyostelium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dictyostelium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dictyostelium at World Register of Marine Species
Dictyostelium at Encyclopedia of Life
Dictyostelium at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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