Dictyostelium
Translingual
Dictyostelium discoideum
Etymology
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Proper noun
Dictyostelium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyosteliidae – protozoan bacteriophages known as slime molds, once thought to be fungi.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom; Amoebozoa - phylum; Conosa - subphylum; Dictyostelea - class; Dictyosteliida - order; Dictyosteliidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Dictyostelium mucoroides - type species; see
Dictyostelium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for selected species.
References
- Dictyostelium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dictyosteliidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dictyostelium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dictyostelium at World Register of Marine Species
- Dictyostelium at Encyclopedia of Life
- Dictyostelium at National Center for Biotechnology Information