Which one of the following is a slime mould?

Physarum

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Thiobacillus

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Anabaena

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Rhizopus

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Solution

The correct option is A Physarum
Thiobacillus is air-borne bacteria. Anabaena is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria, that exists as plankton. Rhizopus is a genus of common saprobic fungi on plants and specialised parasites on animals. Only Physarum is a slime mould.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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