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: They exist as individual, independent amoebas. When food runs out, they swarm together to build a multicellular fruiting body called a sorocarp. Even when tightly packed together to move or build this structure, they remain separate cells with their own individual cell walls or membranes.

: The individual amoebas move by abruptly extending lobe-like "false feet" to pull themselves forward.

The confusion likely stems from comparing them to a different group of slime molds. 🔬 Acrasiomycetes vs. Myxomycetes

Acrasiomycetes May 2026

: They exist as individual, independent amoebas. When food runs out, they swarm together to build a multicellular fruiting body called a sorocarp. Even when tightly packed together to move or build this structure, they remain separate cells with their own individual cell walls or membranes.

: The individual amoebas move by abruptly extending lobe-like "false feet" to pull themselves forward. acrasiomycetes

The confusion likely stems from comparing them to a different group of slime molds. 🔬 Acrasiomycetes vs. Myxomycetes : They exist as individual, independent amoebas