Columelida

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Columelida

1. 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
• Category: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. PMID 25923521, →DOI