Question

Is there any difference between sporangium formed by acellular slime moulds and cellular slime moulds.

Answer 1

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The main difference between the two is that in case of cellular slime mould the vegetative phase is an haploid ameboid cell, these cell clump together to form a slug-like pseudo plasmodium from which fruiting body spores will be produced. In case of acellular slime moulds the vegetative phase is a multinucleated diploid ameboid cell, This mass gives rise to a fruiting body. The haploid spores are produced by this fruiting body when it undergoes meiosis. The spores germinate to produce flagellated gametes which further fuse to form a diploid zygote.

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