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Protostelia

Protosteliales
Ceratiomyxa tunohokori01.jpg
Ceratiomyxa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Amoebozoa
Infraphylum: Mycetozoa
Class: Protostelea
Order: Protosteliida
Shadwick & Spiegel in Adl et al. 2012
Families and genera

Protosteliomycetes/Protosteliales (ICBN) or Protostelea/Protostelia/Protosteliida (ICZN) is a grouping of slime molds from the phylum Mycetozoa. The name can vary depending upon the taxon used. Other names include Protostelea, Protostelia, and Protostelida. When not implying a specific level of classification, the term "protostelid" or "protosteloid amoeba" is sometimes used.

It includes for example the following genera:

Protostelia has been described as paraphyletic to the protostelids.


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