Family Dictyosteliaceae (Cellular Slime Molds)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: ProtozoaPhylum: AmoebozoaClass: DictyosteliaOrder: Dictyosteliales Phenology

Dictyosteliaceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Ceratiomyxa arbusculaCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosaCellular Slime Mold HerePhenology
Dictyostelium amphisporumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium aureo-stipesCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium discoideumCellular Slime Mold HerePhenology
Dictyostelium firmibasisCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium giganteumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium implicatumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium lacteumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium minutumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium mucoroidesCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium naviculareCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium oculareCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium polycephalumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium potamoidesCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium purpureumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium septentrionalisCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium speciesCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium sphaerocephalumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Dictyostelium stellatumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium candidumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium pallidumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium pseudo-candidumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium speciesCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium tenuissimumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology
Polysphondylium violaceumCellular Slime Mold(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
The myxamoeboid stage of Dictyostelids occur naturally in soil and in organic residues (such as dung or manure) undergoing aerobic decomposition, where they grow, multiply and survive by feeding upon the bacteria that are present. The cell aggregation stage is accomplished to produce spores necessary for continued survival.


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