Thalloid body of a slime mould (myxomycetes) is known as
A
Mycelium
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B
Protonema
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C
Plasmodium
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D
Fruiting body
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Solution
The correct option is D Plasmodium
Slime molds (Myxomycetes) are found in rainy season in damp places. The thalloid body of slime moulds is formed of slimy protoplasm that consists of a large number of nuclei.
It is called as a plasmodium. Whereas mycelium is a mass of hyphae of fungi.
During dry condition whole body of fungi transforms into the fruiting body that produces spores. Protonema is a filamentous structure produced by germination of spores in mosses