physarum

Physarum polycephalum (slime mold)

P. polycephalum, often referred to as the “many-headed slime,” is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs.

REPRODUCTION

sexual

LIFECYCLE

Slime mold life cycle

RELEVANCE

P. physarum is used as a model organism for many studies involving amoeboid movement and cell motility

SOURCE

The stock culture for this project was supplied by Southern Biological