Columelida

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Columelida

A taxonomic superorder within the class Myxogastrea – dark‑spored acellular slime moulds.

Usage notes

A great deal of uncertainty exists concerning slime mould taxonomy.
This name is not widely used, except by followers of Thomas Cavalier-Smith.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Myxogastrea - class; Myxogastria - subclass

Hyponyms

(superorder): Echinosteliida, Fuscisporida - orders

References

Myxogastria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amoebozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myxomycetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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