myxomycota

(noun) slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista. Synonyms: Myxomycota, division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota.