1 myxamoeba | Definition of myxamoeba

myxamoeba

noun
myx·​amoe·​ba | \ ËŒmiks+\

Definition of myxamoeba

: a naked amoeboid uninucleate protoplast that lacks both cilia and flagella, is a characteristic stage in the life cycle of slime molds and some other fungi, arises from a haploid derivative of a swarm spore or by fusion of two haploid zoospores, and typically develops into a plasmodium either by repeated nuclear fission or by fusion of individual myxamoebas

History and Etymology for myxamoeba

New Latin, from myx- + amoeba

Keep scrolling for more