: They exist as individual, independent amoebas. When food runs out, they swarm together to build a multicellular fruiting body called a sorocarp. Even when tightly packed together to move or build this structure, they remain separate cells with their own individual cell walls or membranes.
: These organisms are the ones that actually form a large, continuous "solid piece". During their feeding stage, they form a plasmodium —a giant, single-celled bag of cytoplasm containing millions of nuclei without any internal cell membranes dividing them. 🧬 Key Features of Acrasiomycetes acrasiomycetes
If you are studying Acrasiomycetes, these are the core biological characteristics that define them: : They exist as individual, independent amoebas
To understand why Acrasiomycetes do not form a solid or continuous piece, it is helpful to look at how they compare to "true" slime molds: : These organisms are the ones that actually
: The individual amoebas move by abruptly extending lobe-like "false feet" to pull themselves forward.
The confusion likely stems from comparing them to a different group of slime molds. 🔬 Acrasiomycetes vs. Myxomycetes