plasmodium
Fused cellular blob
A plasmodium is a mass of protoplasm containing multiple nuclei, formed when single-celled organisms merge or divide without separating.
This slimy, creeping structure is characteristic of slime molds, which move and feed as a single unified blob before producing spores.
The plasmodium oozed across the rotting log. (Capitalized Plasmodium is the malaria parasite genus.)
slimemold
Shapeless and flowing
- cytoplasmicWithin cell's gel-like matrix
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- acellularHaving no cells
amoeboid
Shapeless and flowing
- cytoplasmicWithin cell's gel-like matrix
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, euglena, amoebas
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
- protistsamoeba, amoebas, ciliate, dinoflagellate, Paramecium
- slime moldsslime mold, slime molds
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- parasitic wormstapeworm, tapeworms, roundworm, roundworms, hookworm