myxomycetes

(noun) the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota. Synonyms: Myxomycetes, class Myxomycetes.

(noun) a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes. Synonyms: true slime mold, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime mold, myxomycete.