Question

Why slime moulds are included in kingdom protista?

Answer 1

Slime moulds have unusual morphology. Hence they are placed in Kindom Protista. Some stages of their life cycle exhibit Protistan characteristics while some other stages exhibit Fungal characteristics. Slime molds lack chitin in their cell walls. Hence they are not Fungi. Slime molds have a single yellow blob with many nuclei. This is a characteristic feature of plasmodium ( member of Protozoa). Spores produced in slime molds have cellulose in their cell walls which is not present in Fungal cell walls.

Answer 2

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Slime molds move, and lack chitin in their cell walls. They are now classified as belonging to the Kingdom Protista(Protoctista). Mycologists have studied them for so long that slime molds are still included in mycology textbooks. Physarum polycephalum is a plasmodial slime mold.

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