Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the character or properties of Plasmodium. Also
plasmodic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to, or like, a plasmodium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective biology Resembling or relating to a
plasmodium .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word plasmodial.
Examples
-
What is most interesting about these true plasmodial slime molds is that they USED to be lumped in with all of the molds and fungus in Kingdom Fungi.
Museum Blogs 2010
-
Both cellular and plasmodial slime molds move across their habitats using amoeboid movement, ingesting food by the process of chemotaxis, following the chemical gradient given off by their food sources, to find food
-
Like the plasmodial slime mold, the pseudoplasmodium looks for a light, dry are to form the frutification, which is called a sorocarp and consists of a sorophore (the stalk) and a sorus
-
In plasmodial slime molds, the plasmodium moves to a dry, well-lit area and hardens.
-
Both cellular and plasmodial slime molds move across their habitats using amoeboid movement, ingesting food by the process of chemotaxis, following the chemical gradient given off by their food sources, to find food
-
Like the plasmodial slime mold, the pseudoplasmodium looks for a light, dry are to form the frutification, which is called a sorocarp and consists of a sorophore (the stalk) and a sorus
-
There are roughly 500 species of plasmodial slime molds and only about 50 species of cellular slime molds Myxomycota (Phylum) Zipcodezoo. com.
-
Slime molds can be divided into two groups: plasmodial or true slime molds (Myxomycetes) and cellular slime molds (Acrasiomycetes).
-
In plasmodial slime molds, the plasmodium moves to a dry, well-lit area and hardens.
-
There are roughly 500 species of plasmodial slime molds and only about 50 species of cellular slime molds Myxomycota (Phylum) Zipcodezoo. com.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.