Acrasiomycetes «PLUS»

The class does not form a "solid piece" or a single fused mass at any point in its life cycle. Instead, these organisms are defined as cellular slime molds , meaning they maintain their individual cell membranes at all times.

: The individual amoebas move by abruptly extending lobe-like "false feet" to pull themselves forward. acrasiomycetes

: They live independently in soil or decaying plant matter eating bacteria. They only come together into a visible structure as a survival mechanism to cast off spores. The class does not form a "solid piece"

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: acrasiomycetes