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MeSH Heading: Myxomycetes
Tree Number(s): B01.046.550.550
Unique ID: D009235
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009235
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A division of organisms that exist vegetatively as complex mobile plasmodia, reproduce by means of spores, and have complex life cycles. They are now classed as protozoa but formerly were considered fungi.
Entry Term(s): Myxomycota; Protosteliomycetes; Slime Molds, Plasmodial; Slime Molds, True
NLM Classification #: QW 230
Public MeSH Note: 1999; see MYXOMYCOTA 1986-1998, see MYXOMYCETES 1963-1985
History Note: 1999(1963)
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/21

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014386
Scope Note: A division of organisms that exist vegetatively as complex mobile plasmodia, reproduce by means of spores, and have complex life cycles. They are now classed as protozoa but formerly were considered fungi.
Terms: Myxomycetes Preferred Term
Term UI T027523
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Myxomycota
Term UI T027524
Date12/15/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Slime Molds, Plasmodial
Term UI T027526
Date12/15/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Slime Molds, True
Term UI T027525
Date12/15/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999)

Myxomycetes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025